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Aldose reductase gene polymorphisms and diabetic retinopathy susceptibility.
Diabetes care - 1 Aug 2010
Abhary Sotoodeh, Burdon Kathryn P, Laurie Kate J, Thorpe Stacey, Landers John, Goold Lucy, Lake Stewart, Petrovsky Nikolai, Craig Jamie E
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OBJECTIVE: Aldose reductase (ALR) is involved in diabetic microvascular damage via the polyol pathway. A recent meta-analysis found genetic variation in the ALR gene (AKR1B1) to be significantly associated with diabetic retinopathy (DR). We investigated the genetic association of AKR1B1 with DR. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The study enrolled 909 individuals with diabetes. Participants were genotyped for an...
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