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A case-control study of promoter and 5'UTR VEGF polymorphisms in diabetic retinopathy.
Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia - 1 Sept 2026
Abu-Hassan Diala Walid, Al-Bdour Muawyah D, Tahir Huda, Freihat Mona, Saleh Ibraheem, El-Khateeb Mohammed, Kelley Mary J
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Angiogenesis is activated in the retina of diabetic patients with retinopathy complications. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays an essential role as a mediator of the retinal induced neovascularization. VEGF levels are increased significantly in the vitreous and aqueous ocular fluids in the patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy. The aim of this study is to investigate whether VEGF...
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- Humans
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Female
- Male
- Case-Control Studies
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
