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Lowering levels of arginase may halt progression of diabetic retinopathy
August 24, 2009
Ophthalmology Times

High levels of the enzyme arginase contributes to vascular eye damage, and therapies to lower its levels could halt progression of diabetic retinopathy, according to researchers at the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) School of Medicine

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