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Effects of FTO and PPARγ variants on intrauterine growth restriction in a Brazilian birth cohort.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Jan 2021
Barbieri M R, Fontes A M, Barbieri M A, Saraiva M C P, Simões V M F, Silva A A M da, Abraham K J, Bettiol H
Abstract excerpt
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is related to a higher risk of neonatal mortality, minor cognitive deficit, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease in adulthood. In previous studies, genetic variants in the FTO (fat mass and obesity-associated) and PPARγ (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma) genes have been associated with metabolic disease, body mass index, and obesity among other...
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