Article
Variants near CCNL1/LEKR1 and in ADCY5 and fetal growth characteristics in different trimesters.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 May 2011
Mook-Kanamori Dennis O, Marsh Julie A, Warrington Nicole M, Taal H Rob, Newnham John P, Beilin Lawrie J, Lye Stephen J, Palmer Lyle J, Hofman Albert, Steegers Eric A P, Pennell Craig E, Jaddoe Vincent W V
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: A recent genome-wide association study identified variants near CCNL1/LEKR1 (rs900400) and in ADCY5 (rs9883204) to be associated with birth weight. We examined the associations of these variants with fetal growth characteristics in different trimesters, with a main interest in the timing of the associations and the affected body proportions. METHODS: We used data from two prospective cohort studies from...
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