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SUBMITTER: Kwak SH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4508258 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) 20150601 2
Diabetes is a common metabolic disorder with a worldwide prevalence of 8.3% and is the leading cause of visual loss, end-stage renal disease and amputation. Recently, genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified genetic risk factors for diabetic microvascular complications of retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy. We summarized the recent findings of GWASs on diabetic microvascular complications and highlighted the challenges and our opinion on future directives. Five GWASs were co ...[more]