Maternal and fetal genetic contribution to gestational weight gain.

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Authors
Warrington, N M [et al]
Hattersley, Andrew T.
Journal
International journal of obesity
Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Nature
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Clinical recommendations to limit gestational weight gain (GWG) imply high GWG is causally related to adverse outcomes in mother or offspring, but GWG is the sum of several inter-related complex phenotypes (maternal fat deposition and vascular expansion, placenta, amniotic fluid and fetal growth). Understanding the genetic contribution to GWG could help clarify the potential effect of its different components on maternal and offspring health. Here we explore the genetic contribution to total, early and late GWG.
Citation
Maternal and fetal genetic contribution to gestational weight gain. 2017 Int J Obes (Lond)
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