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The GG genotype of erythropoietin rs1617640 polymorphism affects the risk of proliferative diabetic retinopathy in Slovenian subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus: enemy or ally?
Acta ophthalmologica - 1 Dec 2021
Mankoč Ramuš Sara, Pungeršek Gregor, Petrovič Mojca Globočnik, Petrovič Danijel
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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between erythropoietin rs1617640 polymorphism and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) in Slovenian subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The second aim was to find whether erythropoietin expression in fibrovascular membranes varies among individuals carrying different genotypes of the rs1617640. METHODS: This was a retrospective...
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