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Associations between Adiponectin Gene Variability, Proinflammatory and Angiogenetic Markers: Implications for Microvascular Disease Development in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus?
Current vascular pharmacology - 1 Jan 2019
Kollia Christina, Antonopoulos Alexios S, Siasos Gerasimos, Konsola Theodosia, Oikonomou Evangelos, Gouliopoulos Nikolaos, Tsigkou Vasiliki, Papapanagiotou Aggeliki, Kassi Eva, Tentolouris Nicholas, Katsiki Niki, Vavuranakis Manolis, Papavassiliou Athanasios G, Tousoulis Dimitris
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BACKGROUND: Adiponectin gene (ADIPOQ) variability may affect the risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) but it remains unclear whether it is involved in microvascular complications. OBJECTIVE: To explore the impact of ADIPOQ variability on markers of inflammation and angiogenesis in T2DM. METHODS: Overall, 220 consecutive T2DM patients from our outpatient diabetic clinic were genotyped for G276T (rs1501299) and...
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