The concept of developmental origins of diseases has gained a huge interest in recent years
and is a constantly emerging scientific field. First observations hereof originated from …

Importance Neonates born to overweight or obese women are larger and at higher risk of
birth complications. Many maternal obesity-related traits are observationally associated with …

Parental genes can influence the phenotype of their offspring through genomic-epigenomic
interactions even without the direct inheritance of specific parental genotypes. Maternal …

OBJECTIVE Retrospective analyses of perinatal databases have raised the intriguing
possibility of an increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in women carrying a …

Common genetic variants have been identified for adult height, but not much is known about
the genetics of skeletal growth in early life. To identify common genetic variants that …

Hypomagnesemia affects insulin resistance and is a risk factor for diabetes mellitus type 2
(DM2) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Two single nucleotide polymorphisms …

Some studies suggest that fetal sex plays a role in maternal physiological processes during
pregnancy including glycemic control, blood pressure, and cortisol regulation. However …

Glucose mobilization and utilization in the periphery and central nervous system are
important during exercise and are responsible for exercise efficacy. Magnesium (Mg) is …

There is clear evidence of reciprocal exchange of information between the mother and fetus
during pregnancy but the majority of research in this area has focussed on the fetus as a …

Abstract Background/Aims: The ET system might be involved in the pathogenesis of
hypertensive disorders during pregnancy. The objective is to analyse the impact of ET-1 in …