Adult glucose metabolism in extremely birthweight-discordant monozygotic twins

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  • M Frost
  • I Petersen
  • K Brixen
  • Henning Beck-Nielsen
  • Holst, Jens Juul
  • L Christiansen
  • Kurt Højlund
  • K Christensen
Low birthweight (BW) is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes. We compared glucose metabolism in adult BW-discordant monozygotic (MZ) twins, thereby controlling for genetic factors and rearing environment.
Original languageEnglish
JournalDiabetologia
Volume55
Issue number12
Pages (from-to)3204-12
Number of pages9
ISSN0012-186X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2012

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