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Association of tumor necrosis factor α, interleukin 6, and interleukin 10 promoter polymorphism with proliferative diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetic subjects.
Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1 Jun 2012
Paine Suman K, Sen Aditi, Choudhuri Subhadip, Mondal Lakshmi K, Chowdhury Imran H, Basu Analabha, Mukherjee Ankur, Bhattacharya Basudev
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PURPOSE: New blood vessel formation in the retina because of prolonged hypoxia is believed to be directly associated with increased expression of several growth factors and angiogenic cytokines. In the present study, we made an attempt to investigate the possible association of the promoter polymorphisms of interleukin 6, tumor necrosis factor α, and interleukin 10 for the pathogenesis of proliferative diabetic...
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