Lower vitamin D and sex hormone binding globulin levels and higher progesterone, cortisol and t-PA levels in early second trimester are associated with higher risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus

J Biol Regul Homeost Agents. 2020 Feb 27;34(1). doi: 10.23812/20-35-L. Online ahead of print.

S Alyas^{1

2}, N Roohi¹, S Ahmed³, S Ashraf¹, S Ilyas⁴, A Ilyas^{5

6}

¹ Physiology/Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
² Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), University of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
³ King Edward Medical University, Neela Gumbad, Anarkali, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
⁵ Bio-nanotechnology and Biomaterials (BNB) Lab.
⁶ Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY, United States.

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Keywords: GDM; gestational diabetes mellitus; maternal-fetal disorders; pregnancy.

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