Chronic insulin treatment of diabetes does not fully normalize alterations in the retinal transcriptome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of blindness in working age adults. Approximately 95% of patients with Type 1 diabetes develop some degree of retinopathy within 25 years of diagnosis despite normalization of blood glucos...

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Main Authors: Kimball Scot R, Brucklacher Robert M, VanGuilder Heather D, Bixler Georgina V, Bronson Sarah K, Freeman Willard M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1755-8794/4/40