Study protocol for the Health Outcomes in Pregnancy and Early Childhood (HOPE) Study: A mother-infant study in American Samoa.

Pacific Islanders, including those in American Samoa, face a disproportionately high burden of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and related sequalae of metabolic conditions. The CREBRF rs373863828 genetic variant, which is uniquely common among Pacific Islanders, has been paradoxically associated...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Lacey W Heinsberg, Miracle Loia, Susie Tasele, Kima Faasalele-Savusa, Jenna C Carlson, Scott Anesi, Katie Desobry, Efren Yuchongco, Brian Fortuno Guevara, Aigaeiva Sesaga, Alice Iloilo, Va'atausili Tofaeono, Kaylynn Bryan, Tina Tauasosi-Posiulai, Erin E Kershaw, Yvette P Conley, Daniel E Weeks, Nicola L Hawley, Bethel T Muasau-Howard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326644