A genetic variant regulating miR-126 is associated with sight threatening diabetic retinopathy

Conclusion: The A allele of rs4636297, known to be the non-functional allele for post-translational regulation of miR-126, is associated with STDR. This finding suggests that this locus would be a potential therapeutic target for inhibiting the development of DR.

http://dvr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/12/2/133?rss=1

Source: Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research - February 17, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: McAuley, A. K., Dirani, M., Wang, J. J., Connell, P. P., Lamoureux, E. L., Hewitt, A. W. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research