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Association of MMP-2 genes variants with diabetic retinopathy in Tunisian population with type 2 diabetes.
Journal of diabetes and its complications - 1 May 2022
Sarray Sameh, Lamine Laila Ben, Dallel Mariam, Jairajpuri Deeba, Turki Amira, Sellami Nejla, Ezzidi Intissar, Abdelhadi Mariam, Brock Roland, Ghorbel Mohamed, Mahjoub Touhami
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AIMS: Few studies investigated the association of genetic difference in metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) gene with diabetic retinopathy but with mixed outcome. To investigate the association between a set of MMP-2 genetic variants and the risk of diabetic retinopathy in an Arab Tunisian population with type 2 diabetes. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A retrospective case-control study comprising a total of 779 type 2 diabetes...
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