Assessment of IGF-1 in the Patients of Diabetic Retinopathy - Assessment of IGF-1

Diabetic retinopathy is the most common eye disease and a leading cause of blindness in adults. It is caused by changes in the blood vessels of the retina. This cross-sectional study was designed to determine the role of IGF-1 in the patients of diabetic retinopathy from Services Hospital and Sheikh Zaid Hospital. Correlation analysis between sugar level and IGF-1 revealed that concentration of IGF-1 is directly proportion to sugar level that leads to the severity of diabetic retinopathy.

About the author

Dr. Shagufta Naz, Assistant Professor Zoology in Lahore College forWomen University did her MSc in Zoology, M.Phil, and Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics. Now working actively in teaching and as a researcher, thus rendering all possible services in her capacity to the organization.

Product details

• Authors: Sadaf Bashir, Afi Iqbal, Afia Iqbal, Shaguft Naz, Shagufta Naz
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• No. of pages: 68
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 220 mm x 4 mm
• Weight: 119 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology