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Toll-like receptor 4 polymorphisms and their haplotypes modulate the risk of developing diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes patients.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2014
Singh Kanhaiya, Kant Shri, Singh Vivek Kumar, Agrawal Neeraj K, Gupta Sanjeev K, Singh Kiran
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PURPOSE: Persistent inflammation and impaired neovascularization in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients may lead to development of macro- and microvascular complications. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the secondary microvascular complications of T2DM. Improper activation of the innate immune system may be an important contributor in the pathophysiology of DR. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is an important...
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