Hatice Karagoz, Abdulsamet Erden, Ozerhan Ozer, Kubra Esmeray, Ali Cetinkaya, Deniz Avci, Samet Karahan, Mustafa Basak, Kadir Bulut, Hasan Mutlu, Yasin Simsek
INTRODUCTION: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common condition that is defined as glucose intolerance of varying degree with onset or first recognition during pregnancy and it affects approximately 5% of all pregnancies all over the world. GDM is not only associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as macrosomia, dystocia, birth trauma, and metabolic complications in newborns, but it is also a strong predictor of transitioning to overt DM postpartum. The association of ABO blood groups with DM has been observed before in several epidemiological and genetic studies and resulted with inconsistent findings, but still there are not enough studies in the literature about the association of ABO blood groups with GDM...
2015: Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management