Differential nongenetic impact of birth weight versus third-trimester growth velocity on glucose metabolism and magnetic resonance imaging abdominal obesity in young healthy twins
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Kasper Pilgaard, Thomas Hammershaimb Mosbech, Louise Grunnet, Hans Eiberg, Gerrit Van Hall, Eva Fallentin, Torben Kjeldgaard Larsen, Rasmus Larsen, Pernille Poulsen, Allan Vaag
Low birth weight is associated with type 2 diabetes, which to some extent may be mediated via abdominal adiposity and insulin resistance. Fetal growth velocity is high during the third trimester, constituting a potential critical window for organ programming. Intra-pair differences among monozygotic twins are instrumental in determining nongenetic associations between early environment and adult metabolic phenotype.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism |
Volume | 96 |
Issue number | 9 |
Pages (from-to) | 2835-43 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISSN | 0021-972X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
- Adolescent, Birth Weight, Body Composition, Female, Glucose, Glucose Clamp Technique, Humans, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Newborn, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Male, Obesity, Abdominal, Sex Factors, Twins, Young Adult
Research areas
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