Low Birth Weight And Diabetes Have A Common Genetic Background
Friday, November 13, 2009 - 01:04
in Health & Medicine
Low birth weight increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. Until recently scientists had attributed this to maternal malnutrition during pregnancy. However, now it seems that genetic background may also play a major role. Scientists have now demonstrated, that gene variants which influence insulin metabolism can also affect birth weight.