High burden of birthweight-lowering genetic variants in Africans and Asians

High burden of birthweight-lowering genetic variants in Africans and Asians

Abstract Background Birthweight is an important predictor of infant morbidity and mortality, and is associated with cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and diabetes in childhood and adulthood. Birthweight and fetal growth show regional and population variations even under similar maternal conditions,...

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Main Authors: Fasil Tekola-Ayele, Tsegaselassie Workalemahu, Azmeraw T. Amare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Birthweight
Fetal growth
Health disparities
Multi-ancestry genetics
Genome-wide association study
Genetic risk burden
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1061-3

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