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Environmental factors in the early stages of life are important in the
pathogenesis of Type 2 Diabetes. The prevalence of
diabetes among offspring of mothers who have diabetes
while bearing the child is much higher than among
offspring of mothers who were not diabetic at the time of
pregnancy but later developed diabetes (Pre-diabetic), or
in those whose mothers never developed
diabetes (Non-diabetic). The large differences in the
prevalence rates of diabetes in the offspring suggests
that the intrauterine environment has profound effects on
the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes later in life.
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