C-reactive protein genetic variant is associated with diabetic retinopathy in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is an important microvascular complication of diabetes with a high concordance rate in patients with diabetes. Inflammation is supposed to participate in the development of DR. This study aimed to investigate whether genetic variants of CRP are associated with DR.

Methods

A total of 1,018 patients with type 2 diabetes were recruited in this study. Of these patients, 618 were diagnosed with DR, 400 were patients with diabetes for over 10 years but without DR, considered as cases and controls for DR, respectively. Four tagging SNPs (rs2808629, rs3093077, rs1130864 and rs2808634) within CRP region were genotyped for all the participants. Fundus photography was performed for diagnosis and classification for DR.

Results

rs2808629 was si

SUBMITTER: Peng D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4350906 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature