The shape of the placental surface at birth and colorectal cancer in later life

OBJECTIVES: Many chronic diseases, including certain cancers, may originate through variations in the supply of nutrients to the fetus. These variations change gene expression and permanently set the structure and function of the body, a process known as programming. Fetal nutrition depends on the m...

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Main Authors: Barker, David J.P (Author), Osmond, Clive (Author), Thornburg, Kent L. (Author), Kajantie, Eero (Author), Eriksson, Johan G. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013-07.
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