How Can Genetic Studies Help Us to Understand Links Between Birth Weight and Type 2 Diabetes?
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In observational epidemiology, both low and high birth weights are associated with later type 2 diabetes. The mechanisms underlying the associations are poorly understood. We review evidence for the roles of genetic and non-genetic factors linking both sides of the birth weight di...
Main Authors: | Beaumont, R, Horikoshi, M, McCarthy, M, Freathy, R |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Verlag
2017
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