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Genetic risk factors in diabetic retinopathy.
Diabetologia - 1 Dec 1993
Stewart L L, Field L L, Ross S, McArthur R G
Abstract excerpt
Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in adults aged 30 to 65 years. However, 20% of the diabetic population does not develop significant retinopathy. To examine the influence of immune-related genetic factors on the development of diabetic retinopathy, we studied immunoglobulin allotypes in 102 subjects aged 8 to 20 years, who had had Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus for 4.5 to 11...
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