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SUBMITTER: Priscakova P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5102952 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Priščáková Petra P Minárik Gabriel G Repiská Vanda V
Molecular biology reports 20161011 12
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a multifactorial disease with complex pathophysiology. It is the main cause of blindness among the people in productive age. The purpose of this literature review is to highlight recent achievements in the genetics of diabetic retinopathy with particular focus on candidate gene studies. We summarized most of the available published data about candidate genes for diabetic retinopathy with the goal to identify main genetic aspects. We conclude that genetic studies repo ...[more]