eRAM
encyclopedia of Rare Disease Annotation for Precision Medicine
| Disease | retinopathy, diabetic |
| Comorbidity | C0011881|diabetic nephropathy |
| Sentences | 2 |
| PubMedID- 20191079 | Nine patients in the intensive therapy group died from cvd-related causes compared with 19 in the conventional therapy group (p = 0.03).12 diabetic nephropathy, progression of diabetic retinopathy, and autonomic neuropathy were significantly improved in the intensive therapy group compared with the conventional therapy group over the 13.3 years of observation (p < 0.01 for all).12 although these data indicate that multifactorial care for patients with type 2 diabetes lowers cvd risk factors, morbidity, and mortality, the prompt and intensive implementation of antidiabetes treatments remains a formidable challenge in this patient population. |
| PubMedID- 25869052 | However, heterozygous state of this polymorphism may be a risk factor for diabetic retinopathy in patients with diabetic nephropathy. |
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