Relationship between serum lipoprotein (a) levels and retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes
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2002
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We studied whether there was an association between development of background or proliferative retinopathy and changes in plasma lipid, lipoprotein, and lipoprotein (a) levels in 112 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and in 57 controls. Serum lipoprotein (a) levels were higher in patients with retinopathy than in individuals without retinopathy. Increased serum lipoprotein (a) levels correlated with higher degrees of retinopathy. Thus, lipoprotein (a) may play a role in the development of diabetic retinopathy.
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apolipoprotein A1 , apolipoprotein B , cholesterol , glucose , hemoglobin A1c , high density lipoprotein cholesterol , lipoprotein A , low density lipoprotein cholesterol , triacylglycerol , adult , aged , article , cholesterol blood level , controlled study , diabetes mellitus , diabetic retinopathy , disease association , disease duration , female , glucose blood level , human , lipid blood level , lipoprotein blood level , major clinical study , male , non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus , retinopathy