Identification of HKDC1 and BACE2 as Genes Influencing Glycemic Traits During Pregnancy Through Genome-Wide Association Studies

Maternal metabolism during pregnancy impacts the developing fetus, affecting offspring birth weight and adiposity. This has important implications for metabolic health later in life (e.g., offspring of mothers with pre-existing or gestational diabetes mellitus have an increased risk of metabolic dis...

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Main Authors: Hayes, M. Geoffrey, Urbanek, Margrit, Hivert, Marie-France, Armstrong, Loren L., Morrison, Jean, Guo, Cong, Lowe, Lynn P., Scheftner, Douglas A., Pluzhnikov, Anna, Levine, David M., McHugh, Caitlin P., Ackerman, Christine M., Bouchard, Luigi, Brisson, Diane, Layden, Brian T., Mirel, Daniel, Doheny, Kimberly F., Leya, Marysa V., Lown-Hecht, Rachel N., Dyer, Alan R., Metzger, Boyd E., Reddy, Timothy E., Cox, Nancy J., Lowe, William L.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Diabetes Association 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3749326/