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Taq I polymorphism of the vitamin D receptor and risk of severe diabetic retinopathy.
Diabetologia - 1 Mar 2002
Taverna M J, Sola A, Guyot-Argenton C, Pacher N, Bruzzo F, Slama G, Reach G, Selam J-L
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Vitamin D, a molecule with antiproliferative, antiangiogenic, antioxidant and immunosuppressive effects, could play a role in the pathogenesis of severe diabetic retinopathy. We examined whether Taq I polymorphism of the vitamin D receptor is involved in the development of severe diabetic retinopathy. METHODS: 200 unrelated C-peptide-negative French Type I diabetic patients were randomly selected...
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