New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism.

New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism.

Birth weight within the normal range is associated with a variety of adult-onset diseases, but the mechanisms behind these associations are poorly understood. Previous genome-wide association studies of birth weight identified a variant in the ADCY5 gene associated bo...

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Hoofdauteurs: Horikoshi, M, Yaghootkar, H, Mook-Kanamori, DO, Sovio, U, Taal, H, Hennig, B, Bradfield, J, St Pourcain, B, Evans, D, Charoen, P, Kaakinen, M, Cousminer, D, Lehtimäki, T, Kreiner-Møller, E, Warrington, N, Bustamante, M, Feenstra, B, Berry, D, Thiering, E, Pfab, T, Barton, S, Shields, B, Kerkhof, M, van Leeuwen, E, Fulford, A
Formaat: Journal article
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: 2013

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