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Outcomes and DNA analysis of ex vivo expanded stem cell allograft for ocular surface reconstruction.
Ophthalmology - 1 Mar 2005
Daya Sheraz M, Watson Adam, Sharpe Justin R, Giledi Osama, Rowe Andrea, Martin Robin, James S Elizabeth
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PURPOSE: To investigate the outcome of a new technique of ex vivo expanded stem cell allograft for limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD), and to characterize the ocular surface genotype after surgery. DESIGN: Retrospective noncomparative case series. PARTICIPANTS: Ten eyes of 10 patients with profound LSCD arising from ectodermal dysplasia (3 eyes), Stevens-Johnson syndrome (3 eyes), chemical injury (2 eyes),...
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