Genetic and Environmental Influences on Fetal Growth Vary during Sensitive Periods in Pregnancy

Abstract Aberrant fetal growth is associated with morbidities and mortality during childhood and adult life. Although genetic and environmental factors are known to influence in utero growth, their relative contributions over pregnancy is unknown. We estimated, across gestation, the genetic heritabi...

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Main Authors: Tsegaselassie Workalemahu, Katherine L. Grantz, Jagteshwar Grewal, Cuilin Zhang, Germaine M. Buck Louis, Fasil Tekola-Ayele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25706-z