Placental growth plays a key role in the link between maternal glucose levels in pregnancy and risk of preeclampsia

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Preeclampsia is a serious condition affecting 2-4% of pregnancies globally. However, it is more common in pregnancies with diabetes (e.g. 10-20% in Type 1 diabetes) than in pregnancies without diabetes. In the general population, higher maternal fasting glucose levels are observationally associated with higher risk of preeclampsia, but whether the relationship is causal is unknown. Based on previous research, we h...

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• Birth Weight
• Blood Pressure
• Body Mass Index
• Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
• Mendelian Randomization Analysis
• Pre-Eclampsia
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies

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d0ba80ac-522e-5d87-97ff-3e5765659bc1

DOI

10.1101/2025.10.23.25338694