Polymorphisms of sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH) gene and susceptibility to diabetic retinopathy

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 550-551

  Amano, S ^a   Yamagishi, Sho Ichi ^a   Koda, Y ^a   Tsuneoka, M ^a   Soejima, M ^a   Okamoto, T ^a   Inagaki, Y ^a   Yamada, K ^a   Kimura, H ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IDITOL DEHYDROGENASE; POLYOL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037375901     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(03)00013-6     Document Type: Article

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