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Postnatal growth and cardiometabolic profile in young adults born large for gestational age.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Sept 2011
Renom Espineira Aniette, Fernandes-Rosa Fábio Luiz, Bueno Ana Carolina, de Souza Roberto Molina, Moreira Ayrton Custódio, de Castro Margaret, Barbieri Marco Antonio, Bettiol Heloísa, Antonini Sonir Rauber
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CONTEXT: The association between large for gestational age (LGA) phenotype, postnatal growth and cardiometabolic risk (CMR) in adult life remains unclear. The role of IGF1 genotype on LGA-related outcomes in adult life is unknown. AIM: To assess the postnatal growth, IGF-I levels, CMR and the influence of the 737.738 IGF1 in adults born LGA. SUBJECTS: Case-control study (n = 515) nested in a population-based...
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