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The rs3917779 polymorphism of P-selectin's significant association with proliferative diabetic retinopathy in Yazd, Iran.
Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie - 1 Nov 2015
Kolahdouz Parisa, Farashahi Yazd Ehsan, Tajamolian Masoud, Manaviat Masoud Reza, Sheikhha Mohammad Hasan
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: This study aims at investigating possible associations of P-selectin polymorphisms with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) in Yazd, Iran. METHODS: The subjects of the study included of 55 PDR and 55 diabetic no retinopathy (DNR) cases attending Yazd Diabetes Research Center (YDRC). P-selectin genotyping was done by an ARMS-PCR method. RESULTS: The P-selectin variants rs6128, rs6133, and rs3917779...
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