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Neonatal macrosomia is an independent risk factor for adult metabolic syndrome.
Neonatology - 1 Jan 2010
Hermann Gregory M, Dallas Lindsay M, Haskell Sarah E, Roghair Robert D
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BACKGROUND: Weight in infancy correlates with risk of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and obesity in adulthood. Clinical observations have been confounded by obesity-prone genotypes and obesity-linked lifestyles. OBJECTIVES: To define the effects of isolated neonatal macrosomia in isogenic animals, we compared macrosomic and control C57Bl6 mice co-fostered by healthy dams receiving standard laboratory feed....
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