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Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus in a birth cohort of First Nation children born to mothers with pediatric-onset type 2 diabetes.
Pediatric diabetes - 1 May 2011
Mendelson Michael, Cloutier Justin, Spence Louise, Sellers Elizabeth, Taback Shayne, Dean Heather
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BACKGROUND: Children who are born to mothers with pediatric-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus are exposed to a hyperglycemic intra-uterine environment throughout pregnancy. The growth patterns and risk of type 2 diabetes in these offspring may be influenced by unique gene-environment interactions during intra-uterine and postnatal life. SUBJECTS: We established a cohort of offspring of First Nation mothers with...
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