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Cross-ancestry analysis of gestational diabetes mellitus identifies novel loci, drug targets and biological pathways.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2026
Zhao Wendi, Hu Hong, Li Min, Liu Ling, Peng Wei, Chu Yijing
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Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common pregnancy complication with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes, yet its genetic basis is not fully understood. Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified only a limited number of susceptibility loci, most of which overlap with genes for type 2 diabetes (T2D). Methods: We performed a meta-analysis of GWAS datasets from British,...
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