Phenotypic Heterogeneity and Associations of Two Aldose Reductase Gene Polymorphisms With Nephropathy and Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes
Response to Ng et al.
- Juliana Chan, MD, FRCP and
- Ying Wang, PHD
- From the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
- Address correspondence to Juliana Chan, MD, FRCP, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong. E-mail: jchan{at}cuhk.edu.hk
We thank Ng et al. (1) for their response to our recent article on the associations of two aldose reductase gene polymorphisms, a (CA)n microsatellite at the 5′ region and a promoter C/T polymorphism with nephropathy and retinopathy in type 2 diabetes (2).
However, we hold the view that Ng et al. have misinterpreted our data …
