Serum Levels of Progranulin Are Closely Associated with Microvascular Complication in Type 2 Diabetes

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(a) PGRN serum levels in normal controls and type 2 diabetic patients with or without microangiopathies. NC: normal control, SDM: simple diabetes mellitus. Compared with NC, . Compared with SDM, . (b) PGRN serum levels of diabetic nephropathies in different severities. NC: normal control, SDM: simple diabetes mellitus, EDN: early diabetic nephropathy, microalbuminuria, CDN: clinical diabetic nephropathy, macroalbuminuria. Compared with NC, . Compared with SDM, . Compared with EDN, . (c) PGRN serum levels of diabetic retinopathy in different severities. NC: normal control, SDM: simple diabetes mellitus, BDR: background diabetic retinopathy, PDR: proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Compared with NC, . Compared with SDM, . Compared with BDR, .

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