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Alterations in the tear proteome of dry eye patients--a matter of the clinical phenotype.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 28 Mar 2013
Boehm Nils, Funke Sebastian, Wiegand Michaela, Wehrwein Nelli, Pfeiffer Norbert, Grus Franz H
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PURPOSE: Previous studies demonstrated alterations in the tear proteome of dry eye patients. The aim of the present study was to analyze tear protein patterns of dry eye patients considering different clinical phenotypes in order to examine their influence on tear film protein composition. METHODS: We applied a surface-enhanced laser desorption/ ionization-time-of-flight (SELDI-TOF)/matrix-assisted laser...
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