Characterization of a Novel Polymorphism in PPARG Regulatory Region Associated with Type 2 Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Italy

Characterization of a Novel Polymorphism in PPARG Regulatory Region Associated with Type 2 Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Italy

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma polymorphisms have been widely associated with type 2 diabetes, although their role in the pathogenesis of vascular complications is not yet demonstrated. In this study, a cohort of 211 type 2 diabetes, 205 obese, and 254 control individuals was genot...

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Main Authors: Valerio Costa, Amelia Casamassimi, Katherine Esposito, Angela Villani, Mariaelena Capone, Rosa Iannella, Bruno Schisano, Miryam Ciotola, Carmen Di Palo, Feliciantonia Capone Corrado, Franco Santangelo, Dario Giugliano, Alfredo Ciccodicola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/126917

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