Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2797271 | Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
It is likely that the C allele of the polymorphism at position −106 in the promoter of aldose reductase gene, which codes a rate-limiting enzyme of the polyol pathway, is a susceptibility allele for diabetic retinopathy in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients.
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Authors
N. Katakami, H. Kaneto, M. Takahara, T.A. Matsuoka, K. Imamura, F. Ishibashi, T. Kanda, K. Kawai, T. Osonoi, M. Matsuhisa, A. Kashiwagi, R. Kawamori, I. Shimomura, Y. Yamasaki,