Association analysis of nine candidate gene polymorphisms in Indian patients with type 2 diabetic retinopathy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is classically defined as a microvasculopathy that primarily affects the small blood vessels of the inner retina as a complication of diabetes mellitus (DM).It is a multifactorial disease with a strong genet...

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Main Authors: Govindarajan Gowthaman, Ramasamy Kim, Rajendran Anand, Sundaresan Periasamy, Balasubbu Suganthalakshmi, Perumalsamy Namperumalsamy, Hejtmancik J Fielding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/11/158