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An igf-I gene polymorphism modifies the risk of diabetic retinopathy.
Diabetes - 1 Aug 2006
Rietveld Ingrid, Ikram M Kamran, Vingerling Johannes R, Hofman Albert, Pols Huibert A P, Lamberts Steven W J, de Jong Paulus T V M, van Duijn Cornelia M, Janssen Joop A M J L
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The role of IGF-I in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy is unclear. We studied, prospectively, the relationship between an IGF-I gene polymorphism, retinal vessel diameters, and incident diabetic retinopathy in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or type 2 diabetes. In all 5,505...
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