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Vascular endothelial growth factor polymorphisms are involved in the late vascular complications in Type II diabetic patients.
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PMID:  22064697     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Aim: To determine the potential genotype differences in the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene in diabetic patients, which might explain the difference in terms of the development of clinical vascular complications: great vessels atherosclerosis vs. retinopathy. Methods: Genotyping of the VEFG gene insertion/deletion -2549, the C-2578A and the G+405C polymorphisms was done in 40 diabetic patients (26 with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and 14 with diabetic retinopathy (DR)). Results: There was a significant increase in the frequency of the VEGF -2549 DD genotype in PAD patients compared with the DR group (34.6 vs. 0; p = 0.016), as well as in the distribution of the VEGF -2549 ID genotype in DR compared with PAD patients (85.7 vs. 38.4; p = 0.005). There was a significant increase in the frequency of the VEGF -2578 CC genotype in the PAD group compared with DR (34.6 vs. 0; p = 0.016), as well as in the VEGF -2578 CA genotype in DR patients compared with PAD (85.7 vs. 34.6; p = 0.002). The VEGF +405 genotype was not associated with diabetic vascular complications. Conclusion: This study provides preliminary evidence that VEGF polymorphisms are associated with a differential presentation of diabetic vascular complications.
Authors:
Silvia Bleda; Joaquin De Haro; Cesar Varela; Leticia Esparza; Antonio Ferruelo; Francisco Acin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-11-7
Journal Detail:
Title:  Diabetes & vascular disease research : official journal of the International Society of Diabetes and Vascular Disease     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1752-8984     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-8     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101234011     Medline TA:  Diab Vasc Dis Res     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitario Getafe, Spain.
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