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Association study of sorbitol dehydrogenase -888G>C polymorphism with type 2 diabetic retinopathy in Caucasian-Brazilians.
Experimental eye research - 1 Oct 2013
Ferreira Fábio Netto, Crispim Daisy, Canani Luís Henrique, Gross Jorge Luiz, dos Santos Kátia Gonçalves
Abstract excerpt
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common chronic complication of diabetes and remains the leading cause of blindness in working-aged people. Hyperglycemia increases glucose flux through the polyol pathway, in which aldose reductase converts glucose into intracellular sorbitol, which is subsequently converted to fructose by sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH). The accelerated polyol pathway triggers a cascade of events...
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