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VEGF polymorphisms are associated with severity of diabetic retinopathy.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Aug 2008
Churchill Amanda J, Carter James G, Ramsden Conor, Turner Steven J, Yeung Anna, Brenchley Paul E C, Ray David W
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PURPOSE: To determine whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene are associated with severity of diabetic retinopathy. METHODS: A case-control study was conducted in which 45 individuals with type 1 or 2 diabetes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and 61 individuals with type 1 or 2 diabetes without retinopathy (DWR) were genotyped for 14 SNPs...
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