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MTHFR gene polymorphism is susceptible to diabetic retinopathy but not to diabetic nephropathy in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients.
Journal of diabetes and its complications - 1 Jan 2000
Maeda Makiko, Yamamoto Isamu, Fukuda Masakatsu, Motomura Takashi, Nishida Mari, Nonen Shinpei, Fujio Yasushi, Kasayama Soji, Azuma Junichi
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Previously, we have proposed that methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphism (C677T) could be a risk factor for diabetic retinopathy. To support our suggestion, we examined in detail the association of MTHFR polymorphism with diabetic retinopathy and nephropathy in Japane...
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