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The relationships between HLA class II alleles and antigens with gestational diabetes mellitus: A meta-analysis.
Scientific reports - 10 Oct 2016
Guo Cong-Cong, Jin Yi-Mei, Lee Kenneth Ka Ho, Yang Guang, Jing Chun-Xia, Yang Xuesong
Abstract excerpt
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy. It is associated with an increased risk of pregnancy complications. Susceptibility to GDM is partly determined by genetics and linked with type 1 diabetes-associated high risk HLA class II genes. However, the evidence for this relationship is still highly controversial. In this study, we...
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