The ε4 allele of apolipoprotein e gene is a potential risk factor for the severity of macular edema in type 2 diabetic mexican patients

Ophthalmic Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-19

  Santos, Arturo ^a   Salguero, Mario L ^a   Gurrola, Carmen ^a   Muñoz, Francisco ^a   Roig Melo, Enrique ^a   Panduro, Arturo ^a  

^a NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E; Diabetes; Genetic; Macular edema

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; DNA; LIPID;

ADULT; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA EXUDATE; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RISK FACTOR; STEREOMICROSCOPY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ALLELE; BLOOD; ETHNOLOGY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA;

ADULT; ALLELES; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DNA; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MACULAR EDEMA, CYSTOID; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036009398     PISSN: 13816810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/opge.23.1.13.2203     Document Type: Article

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