HYPERGLYCAEMIA IN PREGNANCY, BIRTH WEIGHT AND DIABETES IN LATER LIFE

Time: 10.00-14.00

Place: Endokrinologisk poliklinikk, Bygg 98, Oslo University Hospital, Aker

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

10.00-10.15    Welcome and introduction to the topic. Kåre I. Birkeland

10.15-11.00    Why does low birth weight increase the risk of diabetes and other cardiometabolic diseases? A study of genetic factors in HUNT. Gunn-Helen Moen

11.00-11.15    Break

11.15-11.45    Genetic epidemiology in the HUNT study – status and future. Bjørn Olav Åsvold, NTNU and St. Olav’s Hospital

11-45-12.15    EPIPREG - role of epigenetics in diabetes development during pregnancy.
Christine Sommer

12.15-12.45    LUNCH

12.45-13.15    Intrauterine and postnatal growth – status and planned investigations – including genetics? Line Sletner

13.15-14.00    Methodological issues in genetic research relevant to today’s presentations. David Evans, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Due to planning of lunch, we ask you to register for the meeting by sending an email to Nina Maagaard Holm n.m.holm@medisin.uio.no at Oslo Diabetes Research Centre.