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CPVL/CHN2 genetic variant is associated with diabetic retinopathy in Chinese type 2 diabetic patients.
Diabetes - 1 Nov 2011
Hu Cheng, Zhang Rong, Yu Weihui, Wang Jie, Wang Congrong, Pang Can, Ma Xiaojing, Bao Yuqian, Xiang Kunsan, Jia Weiping
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OBJECTIVE: Diabetic nephropathy and retinopathy are two important microvascular diabetes complications with a high concordance rate in diabetic patients. A recent genome-wide association study in type 1 diabetic patients of European descent identified four loci to be associated with diabetic nephropathy. The aim of this study was to test the effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from these four loci...
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