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Dinucleotide repeat polymorphisms in EDN1 and NOS3 are not associated with severe diabetic retinopathy in type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
Eye (London, England) - 1 Apr 1999
Warpeha K M, Ah-Fat F, Harding S, Patterson C C, Xu W, Hart P M, Chakravarthy U, Hughes A E
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PURPOSE: Endothelin-1, and constitutive endothelial nitric oxide synthase, have been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. We therefore screened polymorphisms within the genes encoding these two vasoactive agents in a sample of individuals with 15 years of diabetes and no retinopathy (ETDRS level 10 or better) and those with severe retinopathy (ETDRS level 50 or worse). METHODS: PCR primers for...
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