Placental 11β-HSD2 and Cardiometabolic Health Indicators in Infancy.
Lu ChenJulie GuilmetteZhong-Cheng LuoAnik CloutierWen-Juan WangMeng-Nan YangWilliam D FraserJosée DuboisAnne Monique NuytPublished in: Diabetes care (2019)
The study is the first to show that higher placental 11β-HSD2 expression is associated with lower IR in infancy. Independent cohort studies are required to confirm this novel finding.