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Diabetes in Pregnancy Tied to Heart Risks in Young Adult Children
People whose mothers had diabetes were at higher risk of heart attacks, stroke, high blood pressure and diabetes before age 35.
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Intrauterine exposure to diabetes and risk of cardiovascular disease in adolescence and early adulthood: a population-based birth cohort study
The cohort provided 3 628 576 person-years of data (mean age at latest follow-up 20.5 [standard deviation 6.4] years, 49.3% female); 2765 (0.9%) of the offspring experien …
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