Clinical & Medical Biochemistry

Amr A Mahfouz

Publications

• Research Article
  Serum Taurine Level in Relation to Ophthalmoscopic Examination as Early Marker for Diabetic Retinopathy
  Author(s): Ibrahim M El Agouza, Ali H Saad, Amr A Mahfouz and Kholod HamdyIbrahim M El Agouza, Ali H Saad, Amr A Mahfouz and Kholod Hamdy
  
  Aim: Investigate the possibility of using serum taurine level in addition to ophthalmoscopic examination as early marker for diagnosis diabetic retinopathy. Patients and methods: eighty diabetic patients presented with blurring in vision were chosen from the National Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology after their approval. Twenty healthy volunteers were enrolled as frank control. According to the image of ophthalmoscopic examination, patients were classified into four grades (mild, moderate, sever non-proliferative and proliferative) of retinopathy. Complete clinical examination, investigation and biochemical analysis, measuring FBG, HbA1c, VEGF and taurine were measured for all included subjects. Results: Non-significance change in LDL and triglycerides for all stages with respect to control group. HDL and ch.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2471-2663.1000124

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