Article
Gestational diabetes mellitus and HLA class II (-DQ, -DR) association: The Digest Study.
European journal of immunogenetics : official journal of the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics - 1 Oct 1997
Vambergue A, Fajardy I, Bianchi F, Cazaubiel M, Verier-Mine O, Goeusse P, Fontaine P, Danze P M
Abstract excerpt
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and impaired glucose tolerance during pregnancy (IGT) are associated with an increased risk of perinatal morbidity and then further development of diabetes among 30-50% of affected women. This is a real public health problem that deserves investigation of pheno...
Topics
- Alleles
- Cohort Studies
- Diabetes, Gestational
- Disease Susceptibility
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Markers
- Glucose Intolerance
- HLA-DP Antigens
- HLA-DP beta-Chains
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Pregnancy