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Elevated serum monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 levels and its genetic polymorphism is associated with diabetic retinopathy in Chinese patients with Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Jan 2016
Jiang Z, Hennein L, Xu Y, Bao N, Coh P, Tao L
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AIM: Previous studies have reported that monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is involved in inflammatory and metabolic diseases. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of MCP-1 in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in Han Chinese patients with Type 2 diabetes. METHODS: Serum levels of MCP-1 protein in patients classified as diabetic without retinopathy (DWR) and DR, including NPDR...
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