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Association of vascular endothelial growth factor, transforming growth factor beta, and interferon gamma gene polymorphisms with proliferative diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2012
Paine Suman Kalyan, Basu Analabha, Mondal Lakshmi Kanta, Sen Aditi, Choudhuri Subhadip, Chowdhury Imran Hussain, Saha Avijit, Bhadhuri Gautam, Mukherjee Ankur, Bhattacharya Basudev
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PURPOSE: Chronic hyperglycemia and hypoxemia are believed to be causal factors in the development of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) among individuals with type 2 diabetes. It is hypothesized that formation of new blood vessels in the retina due to prolonged hypoxia is associated with increased expression of several growth factors and angiogenic cytokines. In the present study, we investigated the...
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