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Andean compared with european women are protected from altitude-associated intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)

Moore, Lorna G; Armaza, Fernando; Keyes, L; Borth, R; Niermeyer, Susan; Villena, Mercedes; MacCannell, Wendy; Vargas, Enrique (s.n., 2003)

Abstract. Babies born at high altitude to long-term high-altitude residents weigh more than those of recent migrants from low altitude. Objective: We asked whether a gradient exists such that persons of Andean ancestry ...
High-altitude ancestry protects against IUGR and reductions in birth weight associated with high altitude and preeclampsia

Julian, Colleen Glyde; Vargas, Enrique; MacCannell, Wendy; Armaza, Fernando; Moore, Lorna G (High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 2005-02-22)

Background. Observations consistently demonstrate diminished birth weight [BW] with ascending altitude; however population comparisons reveal the extent of BW reduction depends, in part, upon high-altitude ancestry. ...