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01-12-2015 | Meeting abstract
Type 2 diabetes in children, adolescents and young adults: association of birth weight, gestational age and metabolic syndrome
Authors:
Adriana Fornari, Suzana Coelho de Lavigne, Gislaine Vissoky Cé, Cesar Geremia, Siciane Grassiolli, Winston Boff, Mariana Gassen Santos, Balduino Tschiedel, Marcia Khaled Puñales Coutinho, Márjori da Silva Marroni
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Special Issue 1/2015
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Excerpt
The frequency of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) in children and adolescents is increasing worldwide mainly due to the global epidemic of obesity in childhood. Environmental and genetic factors are being implicated in the pathogenesis of obesity and those who were born large (LGA) or small (SGA) for gestational age are at increased risk of developing obesity and metabolic syndrome (MS). …