Role of EPO and TCF7L2 Gene Polymorphism Contribution to the Occurrence of Diabetic Retinopathy.

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Objective: For studying the association of EPO (rs551238), EPO (rs1617640), and TCF7L2 (rs7903146) gene with diabetic retinopathy in Northern Chinese population. Methods: We conducted a case-control study, which enrolled 680 subjects and performed SNP genotyping and calculated allele frequencies. Results: When comparison was performed between DR patients and normal persons, the EPO (rs551238) AA genotype has a...