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Excess FGF-7 in corneal epithelium causes corneal intraepithelial neoplasia in young mice and epithelium hyperplasia in adult mice.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Mar 2008
Chikama Taiichiro, Liu Chia-Yang, Meij Johanna T A, Hayashi Yasuhito, Wang I-Jong, Yang Liu, Nishida Teruo, Kao Winston W Y
Abstract excerpt
We hypothesized that human ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) may result from the continuous growth stimulation of corneal epithelial progenitor cells. In the present study, we analyzed the effects of excess fibroblast growth factor-7 (FGF-7) on both the proliferation and differentiation of...
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