American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 6 , Pages 576.e1-576.e6 , December 2009

Does frank diabetes in first-degree relatives of a pregnant woman affect the likelihood of her developing gestational diabetes mellitus or nongestational diabetes?

  • Catherine Kim, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
    • ,
  • Tiebin Liu, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • National Office of Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
    • ,
  • Rodolfo Valdez, PhD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • National Office of Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
    • ,
  • Gloria L. Beckles, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Diabetes Translation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Received 16 April 2009 ,Revised 9 June 2009 ,Accepted 29 June 2009.

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 Reprints not available from the authors.

 Supported by K23DK071552 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (Dr Kim) and by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Drs Valdez and Beckles, and Mr Liu).

 The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official positions of the funding agency or of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 Cite this article as: Kim C, Liu T, Valdez R, et al. Does frank diabetes in first-degree relatives of a pregnant woman affect the likelihood of her developing gestational diabetes mellitus or nongestational diabetes? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:576.e1-6.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00764-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.06.069

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 6 , Pages 576.e1-576.e6 , December 2009

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