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Mitochondrial Haplogroups Modify the Effect of Diabetes Duration and HbA1c on Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Dec 2017
Mitchell Sabrina L, Neininger Abigail C, Bruce Carleigh N, Chocron Isaac M, Bregman Jana A, Estopinal Christopher B, Muhammad Ayesha, Umfress Allison C, Jarrell Kelli L, Warden Cassandra, Harlow Paula A, Wellons Melissa, Samuels David C, Brantley Milam A
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Purpose: We previously demonstrated an association between European mitochondrial haplogroups and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). The purpose of this study was to determine how the relationship between these haplogroups and both diabetes duration and hyperglycemia, two major risk factors for diabetic retinopathy (DR), affect PDR prevalence. Methods: Our population consisted of patients with type 2...
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