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The polymorphism of type 1 collagen (COL1A1) gene does not correlate with an increased risk of foot ulcers in patients with diabetes mellitus.
Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association - 1 Apr 2015
Tamagno G, Fedtke K, Eidenmüller M, Geks J, Hamann A, Langer K, Kann P H
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AIM: Diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) is a multifactorial debilitating complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). The identification of markers for predicting the risk of developing DFS could help and direct the efforts in the prevention to the highest risk patients. Type I collagen α1 (COL1A1) is the main component of type I collagen, the most abundant structural protein of the extracellular matrix of subcutaneous...
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