Mother to child transmission of diabetes mellitus: Does gestational diabetes program Type 2 diabetes in the next generation?

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1213-1215

  McLean, M ^a,b   Chipps, D ^a   Cheung, N Wah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fetal programming; Gestational diabetes; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIGENETICS; FAMILIAL INCIDENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGENY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; MOTHERS; PEDIGREE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33750172941     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.01979.x     Document Type: Article

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