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Common polymorphisms in MIR146a, MIR128a and MIR27a genes contribute to neuropathy susceptibility in type 2 diabetes.
Acta diabetologica - 1 Aug 2014
Ciccacci Cinzia, Morganti Roberto, Di Fusco Davide, D'Amato Cinzia, Cacciotti Laura, Greco Carla, Rufini Sara, Novelli Giuseppe, Sangiuolo Federica, Marfia Girolama A, Borgiani Paola, Spallone Vincenza
Abstract excerpt
Diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN) and cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) are common type 2 diabetes complications with a large inter-individual variability in terms of clinical manifestations and severity. Our aim was to evaluate a possible involvement of genetic polymorphisms in miRNA regions in the susceptibility to DPN and CAN. Nine polymorphisms in miRNA genes were studied in a sample of 132 type 2...
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