Early pregnancy metabolites predict gestational diabetes mellitus: implications for fetal programming
Aberrant fetal programming in gestational diabetes (GDM) appears to increase the risk for obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The inability to identify accurately GDM in the first trimester has thwarted ascertaining whether early therapeutic interventions reduce the predisposition to these prevalent medical disorders.
Source: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Brian J. KOOS, Jeffrey A. GORNBEIN Tags: Original Research: Obstetrics Source Type: research
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