Clue to birth defects in babies of mothers with diabetes

Monday, October 17, 2011 - 18:30 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have identified the enzyme AMP kinase 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.

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