Erschienen in:
01.04.2015 | Research Letter
H19 rs217727 genotype and IGF-1/intron -2 dinucleotide CT repeat polymorphism are independently associated with birth weight
verfasst von:
A. S. Hewage, P. Jayanthiny, K. H. Tennekoon, J. M. Kumarasiri, A. P. De S. Wijesundere, E. H. Karunanayake
Erschienen in:
Endocrine
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Ausgabe 3/2015
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Excerpt
Low birth weight (LBW) which results from preterm birth or intra-uterine growth retardation [
1,
2] predisposes infants to increased risk of developing adult onset multiple chronic illnesses [
3]. An infant may be genetically prone to LBW and overall heritability for birth weight for maternal
versus paternal component is reported to be 42–45 % [
4]. …