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Relation between polymorphisms G1704T and G82S of rage gene and diabetic retinopathy in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 May 2005
Yoshioka Keiji, Yoshida Toshihide, Takakura Yasuto, Umekawa Tsunekazu, Kogure Akinori, Toda Hitoshi, Yoshikawa Toshikazu
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OBJECTIVE: To clarify whether polymorphisms G1704T and G82S of the rage gene were related to diabetic retinopathy, we performed a case-control study in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Two hundred and sixty-eight patients with type 2 diabetes were examined for polymorphisms G1704T and G82S of the RAGE gene. The genotypes of G1704T and G82S of the RAGE gene were determined with a...
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