Gene provides a link between lower birth weight and type 2 diabetes

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 10:49 in Health & Medicine

New research uncovers two genetic regions that influence birth weight. One of the regions is also associated with type 2 diabetes, which helps to explain why small babies have higher rates of...

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