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Prolactin receptor gene polymorphisms are associated with gestational diabetes.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Jul 2013
Le Trang N, Elsea Sarah H, Romero Roberto, Chaiworapongsa Tinnakorn, Francis Gary L
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AIMS: Human placental lactogen (hPL) acts via the prolactin receptor (PRLR) on maternal β-cells to mediate increases in β-cell mass and function during normal pregnancy. This interaction between hPL and PRLR is essential to maintain normal glucose homeostasis and to address the increased metabolic demands of pregnancy. Given the importance of the PRLR-hPL axis in pancreatic islet cell adaptation to pregnancy, we...
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