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[Low birth weight is associated with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in discordant monozygotic and dizygotic twins].
Ugeskrift for laeger - 13 Apr 1998
Poulsen P, Vaag A A, Kyvik K O, Jensen D M, Beck-Nielsen H
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have demonstrated an association between low weight at birth and risk of later development of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). It is unknown whether this association may be due to an impact of intrauterine malnutrition per se, or whether it may be due to a coincidence between the putative "NIDDM susceptibility genotype" and a genetically determined low weight at birth. We traced...
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