Common polymorphism in H19 associated with birthweight and cord blood IGF-II levels in humans

Clive J Petry¹ , Ken K Ong¹ , Bryan J Barratt² , Diane Wingate¹ , Heather J Cordell² , Susan M Ring³ , Marcus E Pembrey⁴ , The ALSPAC Study Team³ , Wolf Reik⁵ , John A Todd² and David B Dunger¹

¹  Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital Level 8, Box 116, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK

²  Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK

³  Unit of Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, University of Bristol, 24 Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, UK

⁴  Clinical and Molecular Genetics Unit, Institute of Child Health, London, UK

⁵  Laboratory of Developmental Genetics and Imprinting, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK