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A genetic risk score that includes common type 2 diabetes risk variants is associated with gestational diabetes.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Aug 2017
Kawai V K, Levinson R T, Adefurin A, Kurnik D, Collier S P, Conway D, Stein C M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Gestational diabetes (GDM) is characterized by maternal glucose intolerance that manifests during pregnancy. Because GDM resembles type 2 diabetes (T2DM), shared genetic predisposition is likely but has not been established. We tested the hypothesis that a genetic risk score (GRS) that included variants known to be associated with T2DM is associated with GDM. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a case-control...
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