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Genetics of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Maternal Metabolism.
Current diabetes reports - 1 Feb 2016
Lowe William L, Scholtens Denise M, Sandler Victoria, Hayes M Geoffrey
Abstract excerpt
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as abnormal glucose tolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy. Women with a history of GDM are at long-term risk for developing type 2 diabetes (T2DM), raising the question to what extent GDM and T2DM share a common genetic architecture. Meta-analysis of candidate gene studies and genome-wide association analysis (GWAS) have identified a number of...
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