text: The present study demonstrates that the @GENE$ genotype of the Gly482Ser polymorphism in the PPARGC1 gene might be a risk factor for @DISEASE$ in the Slovene population (Caucasians) with type 2 diabetes (odds ratio 2.7, 95% confidence interval 1.0-6.8), whereas the Pro12Ala polymorphism of the PPARgamma gene failed to confer susceptibility to diabetic retinopathy.