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Local and genetic determinants of vascular endothelial growth factor expression in advanced proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
Molecular vision - 30 Jul 2008
Petrovic Mojca Globocnik, Korosec Peter, Kosnik Mitja, Osredkar Josko, Hawlina Marko, Peterlin Borut, Petrovic Daniel
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PURPOSE: In proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and other angiogenesis-associated diseases, increased levels of cytokines, inflammatory cells, growth factors, and angiogenic factors are present. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) appears to play a central role in mediating microvascular pathology in PDR. The purpose of the present study was to search for the association between the -634 C/G...
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