Association of the KCNJ11 E23K (rs5219) variant with proliferative diabetic retinopathy in Lebanese patients with type 2 diabetes
In this Middle Eastern population, KCNJ11 E23K showed a stage-specific association with prevalent proliferative, vision-threatening DR rather than with earlier stages of retinopathy, supporting the potential utility of E23K as a marker of advanced retinopathy severity, although longitudinal studies in diverse ethnic gr...