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Novel epigenetic link between gestational diabetes mellitus and macrosomia.
Epigenomics - 1 Aug 2021
Joyce Brian T, Liu Huikun, Wang Leishen, Wang Jun, Zheng Yinan, Nannini Drew, Drong Alex, Shiau Stephanie, Li Weiqin, Leng Junhong, Shen Yun, Gao Ru, Baccarelli Andrea, Hu Gang, Hou Lifang
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Background & objectives: Examine maternal gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), macrosomia and DNA methylation in candidate genes IGF1, IGF2, H19, ARHGRF11, MEST, NR3C1, ADIPOQ and RETN. Materials & methods: A total of 1145 children (572 GDM cases and 573 controls) from the Tianjin GDM study, including 177 with macrosomia, had blood DNA collection at median age 5.9 (range: 3.1-10.0). We used logistic regression to...
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