Heterozygous glucokinase mutations and birth weight in Spanish children

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 608-610

  De Las Heras, J ^a   Martinez R ^a   Rica, I ^a   De Nanclares, G P ^a   Vela, A ^a   Castano L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOKINASE; INSULIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INSULIN RELEASE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; GENETICS; MUTATION; NEWBORN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GLUCOKINASE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSULIN; MUTATION; PREGNANCY; SPAIN;

EID: 77951262079     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2010.02953.x     Document Type: Letter

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