The correlation of forkhead box protein M1 (FOXM1) with gestational diabetes mellitus in maternal peripheral blood and neonatal umbilical cord blood.

Objective: The transcription activator FOXM1 was found to be essential for beta cell expansion and glucose homeostasis during pregnancy in a mouse model. We assumed that the mechanism would be similar in humans. Thus, we aimed to determine the correlation, if any, between FOXM1 and gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnant women.