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Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) polymorphism is associated with diabetic retinopathy in Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 May 2002
Kamiuchi K, Hasegawa G, Obayashi H, Kitamura A, Ishii M, Yano M, Kanatsuna T, Yoshikawa T, Nakamura N
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AIMS: Leucocyte adhesion to the diabetic retinal vasculature has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. We evaluated the relationship between genetic polymorphisms in leucocyte and endothelial cell adhesion molecules and diabetic retinopathy in Type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS: We determined ICAM-1, platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1), and leucocyte endothelial adhesion...
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