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Country-specific birth weight and length in type 1 diabetes high-risk HLA genotypes in combination with prenatal characteristics.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association - 1 Dec 2011
Sterner Y, Törn C, Lee H-S, Larsson H, Winkler C, McLeod W, Lynch K, Simell O, Ziegler A, Schatz D, Hagopian W, Rewers M, She J-X, Krischer J P, Akolkar B, Lernmark A
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between high-risk human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genotypes for type 1 diabetes and birth size in combination with prenatal ch aracteristics in different countries. STUDY DESIGN: Four high-risk HLA genotypes were enrolled in the Environmental determinants of Diabetes in the Young study newborn babies from the general population in Finland, Germany, Sweden and the United...
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