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Osteoprotegerin gene rs2073617 and rs3134069 polymorphisms in type 2 diabetes patients and sex‑specific rs2073618 polymorphism as a risk factor for diabetic foot.
Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - 1 Jan 2013
Nehring Piotr, Mrozikiewicz-Rakowska Beata, Sobczyk-Kopcioł Agnieszka, Makowski Adam, Krasnodębski Przemysław, Płoski Rafał, Broda Grażyna, Karnafel Waldemar
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Diabetic foot is a severe diabetic complication, which may result in ulcerations that are unresponsive to treatment and in lower limb amputation. Osteoprotegerin is a protein that is involved in the pathogenesis of diabetic foot. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to evaluate the frequency of alleles in the TNFRSF11B gene rs2073617, rs2073618, and rs3134069 polymorphisms in patients with diabetic...
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