Association of UCP1 and UCP2 variants with diabetic retinopathy susceptibility in type-2 diabetes mellitus patients: a meta-analysis

Abstract Background Genetic association of uncoupling proteins (UCPs) variants with the susceptibility of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients has been reported but with controversy. Here we aimed to conduct a meta-analysis to confirm the association of different UCPs variant...

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Main Authors: Xujia Liu, Zehua Jiang, Guihua Zhang, Tsz Kin Ng, Zhenggen Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-021-01838-1