Disentangling the link between maternal influences on birth weight and disease risk in 36,211 genotyped mother–child pairs
Abstract Epidemiological studies have robustly linked lower birth weight to later-life disease risks. These observations may reflect the adverse impact of intrauterine growth restriction on a child’s health. However, causal evidence supporting such a mechanism in humans is largely lacking. Using Men...
| Published in: | Communications Biology |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-02-01
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-05872-9 |