Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with increased rates of large-for-gestational-age (LGA) or small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants. Currently, it is not possible to predict which women with GDM are at risk of delivering LGA or SGA infants. Fetuin-A, (α 2-Heremans Schmid glycoprotein; AHSG), a glycoprotein associated with insulin resistance is altered in GDM maternal serum. It is unclear if levels are related to altered fetal growth. This stud...