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Duration of non-Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and the TNF-beta NcoI genotype as predictive factors in proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde - 1 Jan 2000
Kanková K, Muzík J, Karásková J, Beránek M, Hájek D, Znojil V, Vlková E, Vácha J
Abstract excerpt
The object of the study was to investigate the share of the polymorphisms I/D ACE, endothelin 1 4127G/A and TNF-beta NcoI in the susceptibility to proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Genotypes were detected by polymerase chain reactions and determined in a set of 246 Caucasian NIDDM subjects with defined PDR status. The relevance of genotypes and clinical...
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