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[Birth weight and genetic risk of type 2 diabetes in Czech population].
Vnitrni lekarstvi - 1 Dec 2010
Vejrazková D, Vanková M, Lukásová P, Vcelák J, Bradnová O, Prazáková S, Kvasnicková H, Bendlová B
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INTRODUCTION: Birth weight is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus and other late-onset metabolic diseases. Reduced birth weight is associated with an increased risk of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and atherosclerosis. Also high birth weight represents risk factor for development of type 2 diabetes later in life. In this study, we investigate whether type 2 diabetes risk-confering alleles and...
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