Metabolites involved in glycolysis and amino acid metabolism are altered in short children born small for gestational age.

Philip George MurrayImogen ButcherWarwick B DunnAdam StevensReena PerchardDaniel HansonAndrew WhatmoreMelissa WestwoodPeter Ellis Clayton

Published in: Pediatric research (2016)

This study indicates that changes in cellular metabolism associated with both growth failure and insulin insensitivity are present in prepubertal short children born SGA.

Keyphrases

gestational age
birth weight
preterm birth
young adults
amino acid
type diabetes
low birth weight
metabolic syndrome
body mass index
weight loss