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C-reactive protein genetic variant is associated with diabetic retinopathy in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes.
BMC endocrine disorders - 2 Mar 2015
Peng Danfeng, Wang Jie, Zhang Rong, Tang Shanshan, Jiang Feng, Chen Miao, Yan Jing, Sun Xue, Wang Tao, Wang Shiyun, Bao Yuqian, Hu Cheng, Jia Weiping
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BACKGROUND: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is an important microvascular complication of diabetes with a high concordance rate in patients with diabetes. Inflammation is supposed to participate in the development of DR. This study aimed to investigate whether genetic variants of CRP are associated with DR. METHODS: A total of 1,018 patients with type 2 diabetes were recruited in this study. Of these patients, 618 were...
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