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Alteration of sialyl Lewis epitope expression in pterygium.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jul 1999
Creuzot-Garcher C, Guerzider V, Assem M, Bron A M, Delannoy P, Bara J
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Mucin-related antigens are abundantly expressed by the cells of the normal human conjunctiva. The pattern of these antigens in pterygium, and especially the role of Galbeta1-3GlcNAc alpha2,3-sialyltransferase (ST3Gal III), sialyltransferase necessary to build the sialyl-Le(a) (Lewis(a)) antigen, were studied. METHODS: Immunoperoxidase staining was performed on 28 pterygia using different monoclonal...
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