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[Predisposition and phenotypes of gestational diabetes].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) - 1 May 2014
Kleinwechter H, Demandt N, Schäfer-Graf U
Abstract excerpt
Gestational diabetes (GDM) is defined as glucose intolerance first diagnosed with a 75 gram oral glucose tolerance test based on IADPSG criteria which had been recently adopted by WHO. In industrial countries GDM is one of the most frequent pregnancy complications. In 2012, in Germany GDM had been diagnosed in 4,3 % of all births, overall 27,700 cases. GDM has to be considered as a preliminary stage of type 2...
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