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Association of vascular endothelial growth factor -634C/G polymorphism and diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetic Han Chinese.
Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) - 1 Oct 2010
Yang Ying, Andresen Bradley T, Yang Ke, Zhang Ying, Li Xiaojin, Li Xianli, Wang Hui
Abstract excerpt
Genetic factors are important in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy (DR); there is a clear association of increased expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) with DR as well as numerous VEGF polymorphisms that are linked to increased VEGF levels and DR. In this study, the relationships between the VEGF promoter polymorphism -634C/G, plasma VEGF levels and DR were examined in the Han Chinese....
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