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Genetic risk factors associated with gestational diabetes in a multi-ethnic population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Benny Paula, Ahn Hyeong Jun, Burlingame Janet, Lee Men-Jean, Miller Corrie, Chen John, Urschitz Johann
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AIMS: Genome-wide association studies have shown an increased risk of type-2-diabetes (T2DM) in patients who carry single nucleotide polymorphisms in several genes. We investigated whether the same gene loci confer a risk for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in women from Hawaii, and in particular, Pacific Islander and Filipino populations. METHODS: Blood was collected from 291 women with GDM and 734 matched...
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