Birthweight, Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Addressing the Barker Hypothesis with Mendelian randomization
Daniela Zanetti, Emmi Tikkanen, Stefan Gustafsson…·Erik Ingelsson
This study uses Mendelian randomization to show lower birthweight causally increases risk of CAD and T2D in adulthood, independent of adult BMI and hypertension.