Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; correlation between sialic acid and diabetic retinopathy
Professional Medical Journal-Quarterly [The]. 2009; 16 (2): 178-186
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ABSTRACT
To test the hypothesis that an increased plasma concentration of sialic acid, a marker of the acute-phase response, is related to the presence of diabetic retinopathy in type 1 diabetes mellitus or Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus [IDDM].We investigated the relationship between plasma sialic acid concentration and diabetic retinopathy in a cross-sectional survey of 1,369 people with type 1 diabetes. Subjects were participants in the IDDM Complications Study, which involved diabetic centers of four different hospitals in Lahore. There was a significantly increasing trend of plasma sialic acid with severity of retinopathy [P
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Asunto principal:
Triglicéridos
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Hemoglobina Glucada
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Albúmina Sérica
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Fumar
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Colesterol
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Estudios Transversales
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Factores de Riesgo
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Ácido N-Acetilneuramínico
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Angiopatías Diabéticas
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Nefropatías Diabéticas
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Professional Med. J.-Q
Año:
2009
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