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Birth weight variants are associated with variable fetal intrauterine growth from 20 weeks of gestation.
Scientific reports - 30 May 2018
Engelbrechtsen L, Gybel-Brask D, Mahendran Y, Crusell M, Hansen T H, Schnurr T M, Hogdall E, Skibsted L, Hansen T, Vestergaard H
Abstract excerpt
Fetal intrauterine growth is influenced by complex interactions between the maternal genes, environment and fetal genes. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of GWAS-identified genetic variants associated with birth weight on intrauterine fetal growth in 665 children. Fetal growth was estimated by two-dimensional ultrasound scans at 20, 25 and 32 weeks of gestation and growth trajectories were modeled...
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