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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2026

Relationship between apolipoprotein M levels and diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Jin Ook Chung, Seon-Young Park, Dong Jin Chung, Min Young Chung

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jin Ook ChungDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Seon-Young ParkDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Dong Jin ChungDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Min Young ChungDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.

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Abstract

Apolipoprotein M (apoM) is a biologically important protein that facilitates the mobilization and transport of cholesterol and other bioactive molecules in circulation. This study aims to explore the association between plasma apolipoprotein M (apoM) levels and diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This cross-sectional study included 339 patients with T2DM. Patients with diabetic retinopathy exhibited greater median plasma apoM levels than those without diabetic retinopathy (26.05 [21.09-30.37] mg/L vs. 21.47 [18.00-26.38] mg/L;

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Apolipoproteins MBiomarkersDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic RetinopathyAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedApolipoproteins MAPOM protein, humanBiomarkersapolipoproteinsapolipoproteins Mdiabetes mellitusdiabeticlipidsretinopathytype 2

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PMCPMC13111053

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