Article
Genetic variants and clinical relevance associated with gestational diabetes mellitus in Chinese women: a case-control study.
The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians - 1 Aug 2018
Yan Jie, Su Rina, Ao Deng, Wang Yan, Wang Haijun, Yang Huixia
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) may share similar mechanisms with type 2 diabetes and obesity. In the current study, we aimed to verify twenty genes reported to be associated with type 2 diabetes and obesity in the Chinese GDM population. METHODS: Pregnant women aged 20-49 years at 24-28 gestational weeks were recruited and 556 cases and 445 controls were enrolled in the study. The genotyping of...
Topics
- Adult
- Asian People
- Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors
- Case-Control Studies
- Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal
- China
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Diabetes, Gestational
- Female