Fetal origin of maturity-onset diabetes mellitus: genetic or environmental cause?

doi:10.1016/s0306-9877(98)90048-2

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Fetal origin of maturity-onset diabetes mellitus: genetic or environmental cause?

Medical hypotheses - 1 Oct 1998

Morris J A

Abstract excerpt

Low birthweight is a risk factor for a number of diseases of adult life including non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). This implies that either genetic constitution or factors operating during intrauterine development have a causal role in NIDDM. One reason for rejecting a genetic cau...

Topics

Age of Onset
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Female
Humans
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Models, Biological
Mutation
Pregnancy
Risk Factors

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