Higher levels of prorenin predict development of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes
The aim was to determine whether serum prorenin levels affect the development of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in type 2 diabetes. Baseline serum prorenin levels were measured in 196 patients (85 males, 111 females) with type 2 diabetes without DR using the antibody-activating direct prorenin assay. The...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi - SAGE Publishing
2011-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320310391327 |