Intrauterine growth retardation linked to diabetes later in life
May 11, 2008 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
I have to admit that this is the first I have seen of this subject matter…
Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), which results in a baby having a low weight at birth, has been linked to the development of type 2 diabetes in adulthood. It has been suggested that this is because the expression of key genes is altered during fetal development and that this affects disease susceptibility later in life.
What do you think about this? This particular study showed that the expression of Pdx1, a gene, was found to be reduced in pancreatic beta-cells throughout life following intrauterine growth retardation and therefore increased the risk of type 2 diabetes.
I will have to keep my eye on this material.
via Science Daily
