Evaluation of TGF-Beta 2 and VEGF<i>α</i> Gene Expression Levels in Epiretinal Membranes and Internal Limiting Membranes in the Course of Retinal Detachments, Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Holes, and Idiopathic Epiretinal Membranes

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"></td><td class="align_center">ERM group</td><td class="align_center">DR group</td><td class="align_center">RD group</td><td class="align_center">Control group</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Study population</td><td class="align_center">16 (9 F/7 M)</td><td class="align_center">21 (12 F/9 M)</td><td class="align_center">38 (13 F/25 M)</td><td class="align_center">8 (5 F/3 M)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Age (mean ± SD; min, max)</td><td class="align_center">72 ± 6.53; min 61, max 82, med. 72</td><td class="align_center">60.48 ± 9.06; min 54, max 73, med. 62</td><td class="align_center">63.24 ± 10.54; min 26, max 82, med. 63.5</td><td class="align_center">65.38 ± 15.94; min 30, max 79, med. 68</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Demographics of patients included in the study groups.</div>

Journal of Ophthalmology

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Table 1: Evaluation of TGF-Beta 2 and VEGF<i>α</i> Gene Expression Levels in Epiretinal Membranes and Internal Limiting Membranes in the Course of Retinal Detachments, Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Holes, and Idiopathic Epiretinal Membranes 

Table 1 | Evaluation of TGF-Beta 2 and VEGFα Gene Expression Levels in Epiretinal Membranes and Internal Limiting Membranes in the Course of Retinal Detachments, Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Holes, and Idiopathic Epiretinal Membranes 