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Association between the interleukin-1B polymorphism at rs16944 T>C and diabetic retinopathy.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Feb 2023
Lin Nengbo, Lu Hua, Cheng Xiaoling, Zhao Ya, Wan Qin, Luo Yi, Miao Ying, Bai Xue, Liu Dan, Wang Chao
Abstract excerpt
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common microvascular complication of diabetes and the leading cause of blindness at working age. DR is considered to be a chronic low-grade inflammatory subclinical disease, and its pathogenesis is related to genetic and environmental factors. Interleukin (IL)-1 is an important inflammatory cytokine. An association between DR and the rs16944 (IL-1B-511) T>C gene polymorphism has not...
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