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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 in...
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