Identification of Diabetic Retinopathy Genes through a Genome-Wide Association Study among Mexican-Americans from Starr County, Texas

To identify genetic loci for severe diabetic retinopathy, 286 Mexican-Americans with type 2 diabetes from Starr County, Texas, completed physical examinations including fundus photography for diabetic retinopathy grading. Individuals with moderate-to-severe non-proliferative and proliferative diabet...

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Main Authors: Yi-Ping Fu, D. Michael Hallman, Victor H. Gonzalez, Barbara E. K. Klein, Ronald Klein, M. Geoffrey Hayes, Nancy J. Cox, Graeme I. Bell, Craig L. Hanis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/861291