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Association of vascular endothelial growth factor polymorphisms with nonproliferative and proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jul 2010
Chun Min-Young, Hwang Hwan-Sik, Cho Hee-Youn, Chun Ha-Jung, Woo Jung-Taek, Lee Kwan-Woo, Nam Mun-Suk, Baik Sei-Hyun, Kim Young-Seol, Park Yongsoo
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CONTEXT: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent angiogenic and vascular permeability factor, and its polymorphisms are associated with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and macular edema. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the contributions of VEGF gene polymorphisms to nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) as well as PDR. DESIGN, SETTING, AND SUBJECTS: In this study we compared VEGF gene...
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