《Association of C106T Polymorphism in Aldose Reductase Gene with Diabetic Retinopathy in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus》.pdfVIP

Chin Med Sci J Vol. 29, No. 1 March 2014 P. 1-6 CHINESE MEDICAL SCIENCES JOURNAL ORIGINAL ARTICLE Association of C(-106)T Polymorphism in Aldose Reductase Gene with Diabetic Retinopathy in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus△ 1,2 2 2 3 4 Yu Deng , Xiu-fen Yang , Hong Gu , Apiradee Lim , Munkhtulga Ulziibat , Torkel Snellingen4 2 2 2* , Jun Xu , Kai Ma , and Ning-pu Liu 1Department of Ophthalmology, Fu Xing Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China 2Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing 100730, China 3Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Pattani 94000, Thailand 4Sekwa Eye Hospital, Beijing 100088, China Key words: diabetic retinopathy; aldose reductase gene; single nucleotide polymorphism Objective To identify the possible association between C(-106)T polymorphism of the aldose reductase (ALR) gene and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in a cohort of Chinese patients