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Influence of placental and peripheral malaria exposure in fetal life on cardiometabolic traits in adult offspring.

Louise G GrunnetIb C BygbjergTheonest K MutabingwaFanny Lajeunesse-TrempeJannie NielsenChristentze SchmiegelowAllan A VaagKaushik RamaiyaDirk L Christensen
Published in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2022)
Using the state-of-the-art euglycemic clamp technique, we were unable to prove our a priori primary hypothesis of peripheral insulin resistance in young adult offspring of pregnancies affected by malaria. However, the subtle elevations of plasma glucose might represent an early risk marker for later development of type 2 diabetes if combined with aging and a more obesogenic living environment.
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