Fat mass and obesity-associated obesity-risk genotype is associated with lower foetal growth: An effect that is reversed in the offspring of smoking mothers

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-20

  Marsh, J A ^a   Pennell, C E ^b   Warrington, N M ^a   Mook Kanamori, D ^c   Briollais, L ^d   Lye, S J ^d   Beilin, L J ^e   Steegers, E ^c   Hofman, A ^c   Jaddoe, V W V ^c   Newnham, J P ^b   Palmer, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Foetal growth; FTO; Key wordsChildhood obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867436966     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174411000638     Document Type: Article

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