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Elevated Systemic Neutrophil Count in Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetes: A Hospital-Based Cross-sectional Study of 30,793 Korean Subjects

Se Joon Woo, Seong Joon Ahn, Jeeyun Ahn, Kyu Hyung Park, Kiheon Lee

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · 2011 · 98 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

Elevated systemic neutrophil count is associated with the presence and severity of DR as well as diabetes. This result indicates that systemic subclinical inflammation is related with DR, and neutrophil-mediated inflammation may play an important role in the pathogenesis of DR.

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