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Published online 27 June 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020624-6
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Placenta genes weigh in early
Babies marked for low birth weight before week 12.
Molecular defects in the placenta make some babies small at birth, two independent studies show. The link could improve antenatal screening programmes.
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