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Title
Obesity during pregnancy and fetal iron status: is Hepcidin the link?
Authors
Dao, M C; Sen, S; Iyer, C; Klebenov, D; Meydani, S N
Abstract
To ascertain the effect of obesity-related inflammation on maternal and fetal iron status. We hypothesized that obese (Ob) pregnant women would have increased inflammation, hepcidin levels, and that their infants would have impaired iron status compared with lean (Lc) controls.
Publication
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2013, Vol 33, Issue 3, p177