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Birth weight, genetic susceptibility, and adulthood risk of type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes care - 1 Dec 2012
Li Yanping, Qi Qibin, Workalemahu Tsegaselassie, Hu Frank B, Qi Lu
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OBJECTIVE: Both stressful intrauterine milieus and genetic susceptibility have been linked to later-life diabetes risk. The current study aims to examine the interaction between low birth weight, a surrogate measure of stressful intrauterine milieus, and genetic susceptibility in relation to risk of type 2 diabetes in adulthood. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The analysis included two independent, nested...
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