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Gestational overgrowth and undergrowth affect neurodevelopment: similarities and differences from behavior to epigenetics
27 Nov 2012
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The size of an infant at birth, a measure of gestational growth, has been recognized for many years as a biomarker of future risk of morbidity. Both being born small for gestational age (SGA) and being born large for gestational age (LGA), are associated with increased rates of obesity and metabolic disorder, as well as a number of mental disorders including attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism,...
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