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Beyond the Barker hypothesis and the thrifty genotype – The womb, ethnicity, genes and the environment – Recent perspectives on the evolution of diabetes and the metabolic syndrome in India.

Nihal Thomas1

  1. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, CMC Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism Vol. 16 · Issue Suppl 2 · pp. S142-6

PMID 23565363 DOI 10.4103/2230-8210.104024

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Nihal Thomas. Beyond the Barker hypothesis and the thrifty genotype – The womb, ethnicity, genes and the environment – Recent perspectives on the evolution of diabetes and the metabolic syndrome in India. Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism. 2012;16(Suppl 2):S142-6. doi:10.4103/2230-8210.104024

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