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Traditional and novel risk factors of diabetic retinopathy and research challenges.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Tan, GS; Ikram, MK; Wong, TY
Published in: Curr Med Chem
2013

Diabetic retinopathy affects one-third of people with diabetes and is the most frequent cause of blindness in working aged adults. Although diabetic retinopathy blindness appears to have fallen in the developed world, the rapidly increasing number of persons with diabetes worldwide has resulted in a continuous increase in the global burden of this disease. The major risk factors for diabetic retinopathy include duration of diabetes, hyperglycemia, and hypertension, but this is accountable for only a small amount of the variation in the risk of diabetic retinopathy. Research into new markers for retinopathy including genetics, blood biomarkers and retinal imaging will further improve our understanding of the risk factors and pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy.

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Published In

Curr Med Chem

DOI

EISSN

1875-533X

Publication Date

2013

Volume

20

Issue

26

Start / End Page

3189 / 3199

Location

United Arab Emirates

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • Humans
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Biomedical Research
  • Biomarkers
  • 3404 Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry
  • 3214 Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
  • 1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology
 

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Tan, G. S., Ikram, M. K., & Wong, T. Y. (2013). Traditional and novel risk factors of diabetic retinopathy and research challenges. Curr Med Chem, 20(26), 3189–3199. https://doi.org/10.2174/09298673113209990023
Tan, Gavin S., M Kamran Ikram, and Tien Y. Wong. “Traditional and novel risk factors of diabetic retinopathy and research challenges.Curr Med Chem 20, no. 26 (2013): 3189–99. https://doi.org/10.2174/09298673113209990023.
Tan GS, Ikram MK, Wong TY. Traditional and novel risk factors of diabetic retinopathy and research challenges. Curr Med Chem. 2013;20(26):3189–99.
Tan, Gavin S., et al. “Traditional and novel risk factors of diabetic retinopathy and research challenges.Curr Med Chem, vol. 20, no. 26, 2013, pp. 3189–99. Pubmed, doi:10.2174/09298673113209990023.
Tan GS, Ikram MK, Wong TY. Traditional and novel risk factors of diabetic retinopathy and research challenges. Curr Med Chem. 2013;20(26):3189–3199.

Published In

Curr Med Chem

DOI

EISSN

1875-533X

Publication Date

2013

Volume

20

Issue

26

Start / End Page

3189 / 3199

Location

United Arab Emirates

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • Humans
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Biomedical Research
  • Biomarkers
  • 3404 Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry
  • 3214 Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
  • 1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology