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Mitochondrial haplogroups are associated with severity of diabetic retinopathy.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 12 Aug 2014
Estopinal Christopher B, Chocron Isaac M, Parks Megan B, Wade Emily A, Roberson Rachel M, Burgess L Goodwin, Brantley Milam A, Samuels David C
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PURPOSE: To determine if specific mitochondrial haplogroups associate with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). METHODS: Deidentified medical records for Caucasian patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR; 153 NPDR and 138 PDR) were obtained from BioVU, Vanderbilt University's electronic, deidentified DNA databank. An independent cohort of Caucasian patients...
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