Immunoglobulin heavy chain phenotypes and background retinopathy in non-insulin dependent diabetics

Abstract

Our findings support a possible association of heavy chain immunoglobulin phenotypes with early development of retinopathy in non-insulin dependent diabetics. The findings in both insulin dependent and non-insulin dependent diabetics suggest that this complication may have an immunogenetic component, which may help to identify diabetics predisposed to microangiopathy.