Reduced fetal telomere length in gestational diabetes.

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is an important complication of pregnancy that poses significant threats to women and their offspring. Telomere length shortens as cellular damage increases and is associated with metabolic diseases. Telomere length in fetal leucocytes was determined in 82 infants...

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Main Authors: Jian Xu, Junyi Ye, Yanting Wu, Hong Zhang, Qiong Luo, Cong Han, Xiaoqun Ye, Hanzhi Wang, Jing He, Hefeng Huang, Yun Liu, Minyue Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3899117?pdf=render