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Thin-fat insulin-resistant phenotype also present in South Asian neonates born in the Netherlands.
Journal of developmental origins of health and disease - 1 Feb 2015
Karamali N S, Ariëns G A M, Kanhai H H H, de Groot C J M, Tamsma J T, Middelkoop B J C
Abstract excerpt
Several studies have shown that South Asian neonates have a characteristic thin-fat insulin-resistant phenotype. The aim of our study was to determine whether this phenotype is also present in South Asians who have migrated to a Western country (the Netherlands). South Asian and white Dutch pregnant women were included in our study. After delivery, cord blood was collected and neonatal anthropometry was measured...
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