Assessing the Causal Relationship of Maternal Height on Birth Size and Gestational Age at Birth: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis.

Assessing the Causal Relationship of Maternal Height on Birth Size and Gestational Age at Birth: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Observational epidemiological studies indicate that maternal height is associated with gestational age at birth and fetal growth measures (i.e., shorter mothers deliver infants at earlier gestational ages with lower birth weight and birth length). Different mechanisms...

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Main Authors: Ge Zhang, Jonas Bacelis, Candice Lengyel, Kari Teramo, Mikko Hallman, Øyvind Helgeland, Stefan Johansson, Ronny Myhre, Verena Sengpiel, Pål Rasmus Njølstad, Bo Jacobsson, Louis Muglia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-08-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001865

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