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The role of pharmacogenetics and advances in gene therapy in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Feb 2016
Agarwal Aniruddha, Ingham Sally A, Harkins Keegan A, Do Diana V, Nguyen Quan Dong
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) and its complications such as diabetic macular edema continue to remain a major cause for legal blindness in the developed world. While the introduction of anti-tVEGF agents has significantly improved visual outcomes of patients with DR, unpredictable response, largely due to genetic polymorphisms, appears to be a challenge with this therapy. With advances in identification of various...
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