LPL and gestational diabetes: There was no difference in mRNA expression between GDM and control placentae for LPL (GDM median 0.53 (IQR 0.28–1.06) vs control 0.39 AU (0.30–1.67), P = 0.83) and EL (GDM 0.44 AU (IQR 0.32–0.75) vs control 0.77 AU (0.42–1.39), P = 0.11).