Influence of Fetal and Maternal Genetic Susceptibility to Obesity on Birthweight in African Ancestry Populations

Influence of Fetal and Maternal Genetic Susceptibility to Obesity on Birthweight in African Ancestry Populations

Fetal and maternal genetic propensity to obesity can influence birthweight. We investigated the effects of fetal and maternal genetic risk of obesity on birthweight and evaluated whether these genetic influences modify the well-known association between maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) a...

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Main Authors: Deepika Shrestha, Mohammad L. Rahman, Tsegaselassie Workalemahu, Chunming Zhu, Fasil Tekola-Ayele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
obesity
birthweight
pregnancy
genetic risk score
African ancestry
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2018.00511/full

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