Study finds clue to birth defects in babies of mothers with diabetes
Monday, October 17, 2011 - 02:20
in Health & Medicine
In a paper published today in Diabetologia, a team at Joslin Diabetes Center, headed by Mary R. Loeken, PhD, has identified the enzyme AMP kinase (AMPK) as key to the molecular mechanism that significantly increases the risk of neural tube defects such as spina bifida and some heart defects among babies born to women with diabetes.