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Increased CD40+ Fibrocytes in Patients With Idiopathic Orbital Inflammation.
Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery - 1 Jan 2000
Lee Brian J, Atkins Stephen, Ginter Anna, Elner Victor M, Nelson Christine C, Douglas Raymond S
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the phenotypic and functional characteristics of peripheral and tissue-infiltrating stem cells called fibrocytes in patients with idiopathic orbital inflammation (IOI). METHODS: Seven patients with IOI were studied. In the 3 patients requiring orbital biopsy, fibrocytes were identified in orbital tissue from patients with IOI compared with healthy controls using immunohistochemistry....
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