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Glucokinase deficit and birthweight: does maternal hyperglycemia always meet fetal needs?
Acta diabetologica - 1 Dec 2018
Bitterman Olimpia, Tinto N, Franzese A, Iafusco F, Festa C, Mozzillo E, Napoli A, Iafusco D
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AIMS: Many authors do not recommend hypoglycemic treatment during pregnancy in women affected by monogenic diabetes due to heterozygous glucokinase (GCK) mutations (MODY 2) in case of affected fetus, because maternal hyperglycemia would be necessary to achieve a normal birthweight. We aimed to evaluate differences in birthweight between MODY 2 affected children according to the parent who carried the mutation....
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