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Association of UCP1 and UCP2 variants with diabetic retinopathy susceptibility in type-2 diabetes mellitus patients: a meta-analysis.
BMC ophthalmology - 12 Feb 2021
Liu Xujia, Jiang Zehua, Zhang Guihua, Ng Tsz Kin, Wu Zhenggen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic association of uncoupling proteins (UCPs) variants with the susceptibility of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients has been reported but with controversy. Here we aimed to conduct a meta-analysis to confirm the association of different UCPs variants with DR. METHODS: Three databases (Medline Ovid, Embase Ovid and CENTRAL) were applied in the literature search. Five...
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