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Journal of Diabetes Research
Volume 2017 (2017), Article ID 4727942, 10 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4727942
Research Article

Differentially Expressed MicroRNAs in the Development of Early Diabetic Retinopathy

Qiaoyun Gong, Jia’nan Xie, Yang Liu, Ying Li, and Guanfang Su

Eye Center, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, No. 218 Ziqiang Street, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China

Correspondence should be addressed to Guanfang Su; moc.361@2102fgus

Received 25 April 2017; Revised 21 May 2017; Accepted 22 May 2017; Published 15 June 2017

Academic Editor: Patrizio Tatti

Copyright © 2017 Qiaoyun Gong et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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