Article
[HLA-markers and diabetic retinopathy in the Senegalese population].
Dakar medical - 1 Jan 1998
Cisse A, Chevenne D, Chauffert M, Ndiaye M R, Wade A, Trivin F
Abstract excerpt
Patients with IDDM often develop severe forms of retinopathy, supposed to be associated to risk factors such as hypertension, poor glycemic control and nephropathy. A controversial intervention of a genetic marker was evoked so as some diabetic patients have retinopathy in the absence of known ri...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alleles
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Risk Factors
