Status of B-vitamins and homocysteine in diabetic retinopathy: association with vitamin-B12 deficiency and hyperhomocysteinemia.

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common cause of blindness. Although many studies have indicated an association between homocysteine and DR, the results so far have been equivocal. Amongst the many determinants of homocysteine, B-vitamin status was shown to be a major confounding factor, yet very litt...

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Main Authors: Alleboena Satyanarayana, Nagalla Balakrishna, Sujatha Pitla, Paduru Yadagiri Reddy, Sivaprasad Mudili, Pratti Lopamudra, Palla Suryanarayana, Kalluru Viswanath, Radha Ayyagari, Geereddy Bhanuprakash Reddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3206053?pdf=render