Publication Date:
2015-02-06
Description:
Article Maternal glucose levels during pregnancy can affect the metabolic health of a developing fetus, both early on and later in life. Here, the authors reveal that genetic variants in several regulatory elements alter glucose homeostasis during pregnancy by reducing the expression of a novel hexokinase gene, HKDC1 . Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms7069 Authors: Cong Guo, Anton E. Ludvik, Michelle E. Arlotto, M. Geoffrey Hayes, Loren L. Armstrong, Denise M. Scholtens, Christopher D. Brown, Christopher B. Newgard, Thomas C. Becker, Brian T. Layden, William L. Lowe, Timothy E. Reddy
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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