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However, the role of air pollution is still not entirely clarified, suggesting that additional factors, such as genetic variability, particularly of genes involved in redox homeostasis, influence the GDM risk. This study addresses three questions: (1) whether ambient PM2.5, PM10, O3, and NO2 exposures associate with GDM risk; (2) if GSTM1-\/GSTT1-null genotypes affect the risk of GDM; and (3) whether these genotypes modify pollution\u2013GDM associations. This case\u2013control study comprised 133 women in the case group and 144 in the control group. Exposure to air pollutants was assessed based on the participants\u2019 residential addresses and during different time windows: pre-pregnancy period, first trimester, and second trimester. GSTM1\/GSTT1 genotyping was conducted from blood samples. Higher PM2.5, PM10, and O3 levels increased GDM risk in women. While GSTM1-\/GSTT1-null genotypes showed no overall link to GDM, non-smokers with GSTM1-null had higher GDM risk when exposed to PM2.5 during the first trimester. While further research on gene\u2013environment interactions is needed, our findings highlight that reducing air pollution may lower GDM risk.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/antiox14060652","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,28]],"date-time":"2025-05-28T12:28:42Z","timestamp":1748435322000},"page":"652","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["The Role of Air Pollution Exposure and GSTM1-\/GSTT1-Null Genotypes in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Development: A Case\u2013Control Study on Gene\u2013Environment Interactions"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1523-6580","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ana","family":"Susa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia"},{"name":"Institute of Hygiene and Medical Ecology, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6640-4134","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dragana","family":"Davidovic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia"},{"name":"Institute of Hygiene and Medical Ecology, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8513-9313","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nadja","family":"Nikolic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Implant-Research Centre, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2622-8284","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tamara","family":"Sljivancanin Jakovljevic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neonatology, The Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic \u201cNarodni Front\u201d, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vera","family":"Kujundzic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University Hospital \u201cDr Dragi\u0161a Mi\u0161ovi\u0107\u2013Dedinje\u201d, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sladjana","family":"Mihajlovic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia"},{"name":"University Hospital \u201cDr Dragi\u0161a Mi\u0161ovi\u0107\u2013Dedinje\u201d, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ljiljana","family":"Bogdanovic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia"},{"name":"Institute of Pathology, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"R43","DOI":"10.1530\/EJE-15-0378","article-title":"Endocrinology of Pregnancy: Gestational diabetes mellitus: Definition, aetiological and clinical aspects","volume":"174","author":"Baz","year":"2016","journal-title":"Eur. 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