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ReviewVision research2017

A proposal for early and personalized treatment of diabetic retinopathy based on clinical pathophysiology and molecular phenotyping.

Thomas W Gardner, Jeffrey M Sundstrom

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Review in Vision research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas W GardnerKellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, United States. Electronic address: tomwgard@umich.edu.
Jeffrey M SundstromPenn State Hershey Eye Center, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, HU19, Hershey, PA 17033, United States. Electronic address: jsundstrom@hmc.psu.edu.
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · USW.K. Kellogg Foundation · US

Funding

Integrated Systems Biology Approach to Diabetic Microvascular ComplicationsR24DK082841 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI ABCOUWER, STEVEN F, BROSIUS, FRANK C · 2008 to 2020
$13.1M
Regulation of Retinal Cell Death in DiabetesR01EY020582 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI ABCOUWER, STEVEN F, GARDNER, THOMAS W. · 2010 to 2018
$4.0M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY020582NIDDK NIH HHS R24 DK082841
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper presents a new approach to the prevention and treatment of early stage diabetic retinopathy before vision is severely impaired. This approach includes two major steps. The first step is to understand the mechanisms of vision impairment and classify diabetic retinopathy on the basis of pathophysiologic adaptations, rather than on the presence of advanced pathologic lesions, as defined by current clinical practice conventions. The second step is to develop patient-specific molecular diagnoses of diabetic retinopathy so that patients can be treated based on their individual characteristics, a process analogous to the individualized diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients. This step is illustrated by proteomic analysis of vitreous fluid that reveals evidence of neuroretinal degeneration and inflammation, as well as vascular proliferation. Together, these steps may lead to improved means to preserve vision in the ever-increasing number of patients with diabetes worldwide.

Indexed as

Early Medical InterventionPrecision MedicineDiabetic RetinopathyHumansMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesPhenotypeProteomicsDiabetic retinopathyMolecular diagnosisNeurovascular unitRetinal failureVitreous proteomics

Identifiers

PMID28438679
PMCPMC5987228
OpenAlexW2741058611

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