Maternal overweight but not paternal overweight before pregnancy is associated with shorter newborn telomere length: evidence from Guangxi Zhuang birth cohort in China

Maternal overweight but not paternal overweight before pregnancy is associated with shorter newborn telomere length: evidence from Guangxi Zhuang birth cohort in China

Abstract Background Telomere length (TL) is variable at birth and is inversely associated with body mass index (BMI) in adulthood. A growing number of evidences suggested that a higher maternal pre-pregnancy BMI results in adverse offspring health outcomes, especially shorter newborn TL. However, a...

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Main Authors: Bincai Wei, Yantao Shao, Jun Liang, Peng Tang, Meile Mo, Bihu Liu, Huishen Huang, Hui Juan Jennifer Tan, Dongping Huang, Shun Liu, Xiaoqiang Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Parents
Pre-pregnancy body mass index
Telomere length
Cord blood
Newborns
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03757-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03757-x

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