• Bone trait ranking in the population is not established during antenatal growth but is robustly established in the first postnatal year 

      Skåren, Lise Hansen; Wang, Xiaofang; Bjørnerem, Åshild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-17)
      Efforts to understand the pathophysiology of bone fragility must focus on bone traits during growth. We hypothesized that variance in individual trait ranking in the population distribution is established by genetic factors and is reflected in foetal trait ranking in early pregnancy, but intrauterine factors modify trait ranking in late pregnancy, followed by the reinstating of this ranking during ...
    • The effect of maternal and paternal height and weight on antenatal, perinatal and postnatal morphology in sex-stratified analyses 

      Skåren, Lise Hansen; Davies, Braidy; Bjørnerem, Åshild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-10)
      <i>Introduction</i> - Low birthweight is associated with diseases later in life. The mechanisms for these associations are not well known. If the hypothesis concerning “maternal constraint” is correct for humans, as shown in animal experiments, we expect the maternal, not paternal, body proportions to influence antenatal growth and those of both parents to influence postnatal growth. We aimed to ...
    • Maternal and paternal influence on early intrauterine foetal size and birth size in girls and boys 

      Skåren, Lise Hansen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-06-03)
      Lav fødselsvekt predikerer sykdom senere i livet. Mekanismene for dette er ikke godt kjent men en økt forståelse av faktorer som bestemmer intrauterin vekst kan bidra til å bedre helse senere i livet. Om hypotesen angående "maternal constrain" stemmer på samme måte hos mennesker som vist i dyreforsøk, så forventer man at mors størrelse betyr mer enn fars størrelse betyr for fostervekst. Vi ønsker å ...