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Lack of association of genetic variants for diabetic retinopathy in Taiwanese patients with diabetic nephropathy.
BMJ open diabetes research & care - 1 Jan 2020
Hsieh Ai-Ru, Huang Yu-Chuen, Yang Ya-Fei, Lin Hui-Ju, Lin Jane-Ming, Chang Ya-Wen, Wu Chia-Ming, Liao Wen-Ling, Tsai Fuu-Jen
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) comprise major microvascular complications of diabetes that occur with a high concordance rate in patients and are considered to potentially share pathogeneses. In this case-control study, we sought to investigate whether DR-related single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) exert pleiotropic effects on renal function outcomes among patients with...
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