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Phenotypic study after cultivated limbal epithelial transplantation for limbal stem cell deficiency.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Oct 2007
Kawashima Motoko, Kawakita Tetsuya, Satake Yoshiyuki, Higa Kazunari, Shimazaki Jun
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OBJECTIVE: To report phenotypic analysis of epithelia before and following cultivated limbal epithelial transplantation (CLET) for eyes with limbal stem cell deficiency. METHODS: Six patients with limbal stem cell deficiency (3 with alkali burns, 2 with Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and 1 with pseudo-ocular cicatricial pemphigoid) were subjected to CLET and subsequent keratoplasty. Immunohistochemical analysis for...
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