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ea0029p658 | Diabetes | ICEECE2012

Serum vitamin D and parathormone (PTH) concentrations as predictors of the development and severity of diabetic retinopathy.

Naguib R. , Abdel Fattah M.

Introduction: Vitamin D is suggested to be an inhibitor of angiogenesis. The degree of severity of Diabetic retinopathy (DR) may be related to serum Vitamin D concentration so this study aims at investigating vitamin D and parathormone (PTH) concentrations as predictors of the development and severity of diabetic retinopathy.Material and methods: Levels of vitamin D [25(OH) D3 and Calcitriol] and PTH were measured in 200 diabetic patients presenting with...