Genome-wide association studies for diabetic macular edema and proliferative diabetic retinopathy

Genome-wide association studies for diabetic macular edema and proliferative diabetic retinopathy

Abstract Background Diabetic macular edema (DME) and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) are sight-threatening complications of diabetes mellitus and leading causes of adult-onset blindness worldwide. Genetic risk factors for diabetic retinopathy (DR) have been described previously, but have be...

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Main Authors: Patricia S. Graham, Georgia Kaidonis, Sotoodeh Abhary, Mark C. Gillies, Mark Daniell, Rohan W. Essex, John H. Chang, Stewart R. Lake, Bishwanath Pal, Alicia J. Jenkins, Alex W. Hewitt, Ecosse L. Lamoureux, Philip G. Hykin, Nikolai Petrovsky, Matthew A. Brown, Jamie E. Craig, Kathryn P. Burdon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Subjects:
Genome-wide association study
Diabetic retinopathy
Macular edema
Genetics
Diabetes complications
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12881-018-0587-8

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