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DNA damage in lens epithelium of cataract patients<i>in vivo</i>and<i>ex vivo</i>
20 Sept 2012
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PURPOSE: DNA damage has been described in the human cataractous lens epithelium, and oxidative stress generated by UV radiation and endogenous metabolic processes has been suggested to play a significant role in the pathogenesis of cataract. In this study, the aim was to explore the quality and relative quantity of DNA damage in lens epithelium of cataract patients in vivo and after incubation in a cell culture...
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