Assessment of IL- 35 Gene Polymorphism in Periodontitis Patients with and without Diabetes - A Cross-Sectional Study.

Aim: To evaluate the IL-35 Gene Polymorphism in Periodontitis subjects with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Methodology: 96 participants were categorized into three groups, Group 1: Systemically and Periodontally healthy individuals, Group 2: Systemically healthy patients with Generalized chronic periodontitis, Group 3: Generalized chronic periodontitis with type 2 diabetes Mellitus. Genomic DNA was extracted from the whole venous blood samples collected from the participants using The PureLink Genomic Kit.

Natural course of non-center-involving diabetic macular edema progression in patients under initial observation.

Purpose: We aim to report the natural course of non-center involving diabetic macular edema (NCIDME) progression to center involving diabetic macular edema (CIDME) and associated risk factors.

Methods: This is a multicenter retrospective comparative study. Data was collected from electronic medical records from 8 centers in India covering.

Late postoperative vitreous cavity hemorrhage after vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy-observation versus intervention.

Purpose: To analyze the outcome of intervention versus observation for vitreous cavity hemorrhage occurring after a 2-month period of blood-free cavity (late postoperative vitreous cavity hemorrhage-POVCH) in eyes operated by vitrectomy for complications of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).

Methods: This study was a 10-year retrospective, observational, multi-center study involving eight major vitreoretinal surgical centers across India from January 2010 to December 2019. The primary objective of the study was to assess the visual and clinical outcomes of various management approaches for late POVCH.

Association Between Blood Groups and COVID-19 CT Severity: A Retrospective Analysis From a Tertiary Care Center.

Introduction: The COVID-19 infection can have varied severity; presenting symptoms include fever, coughing, headaches, sore throats, exhaustion, muscle aches, loss of taste or smell, rhinorrhea, stomach pain, diarrhea, and vomiting. In various parts of the world, including India, researchers have looked into the relationship between blood type and the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between COVID-19 infection severity and blood group.