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Serum Concentrations of Transforming Growth Factor-Beta 1 in Predicting the Occurrence of Diabetic Retinopathy in Juvenile Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Joint Authors
Raczynska, Dorota
Zorena, Katarzyna
Raczyńska, Krystyna
Myśliwiec, Małgorzata
Malinowska, Ewa
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In the present study, we have decided to evaluate if serum transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1) concentrations may have diagnostic value in predicting the occurrence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in juvenile patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).
The study included 81 children and adolescents with T1DM and 19 control subjects.
All study participants had biochemical parameters examined, underwent an eye examination, and 24-hour blood pressure monitoring.
Moreover, serum concentrations of TGF-β1 were measured.
The group of patients with T1DM and nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) had statistically significant higher serum levels of TGF-β1 (P=0.001) as compared to T1DM patients without retinopathy as well as the healthy control subject.
The threshold serum TGF-β1 concentrations which had a discriminative ability to predict the presence of DR were calculated using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves analysis and amounted to 443 pg/ml.
The area under the ROC curve (AUCROC) was 0.80, and its population value was in the range of 0.66 to 0.94.
The sensitivity and specificity were calculated to be 72% and 88%, respectively.
Our results suggest that TGF-β1 serum concentrations may be an additional parameter in predicting the occurrence of DR in juvenile patients with T1DM.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zorena, Katarzyna& Malinowska, Ewa& Raczynska, Dorota& Myśliwiec, Małgorzata& Raczyńska, Krystyna. 2013. Serum Concentrations of Transforming Growth Factor-Beta 1 in Predicting the Occurrence of Diabetic Retinopathy in Juvenile Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of Diabetes Research،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zorena, Katarzyna…[et al.]. Serum Concentrations of Transforming Growth Factor-Beta 1 in Predicting the Occurrence of Diabetic Retinopathy in Juvenile Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of Diabetes Research No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485281
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zorena, Katarzyna& Malinowska, Ewa& Raczynska, Dorota& Myśliwiec, Małgorzata& Raczyńska, Krystyna. Serum Concentrations of Transforming Growth Factor-Beta 1 in Predicting the Occurrence of Diabetic Retinopathy in Juvenile Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485281
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485281