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Polymorphisms of the apoptosis-related FAS and FAS ligand genes in keratoconus and Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy.
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine - 1 Sept 2014
Synowiec Ewelina, Wojcik Katarzyna A, Izdebska Justyna, Blasiak Janusz, Szaflik Jerzy, Szaflik Jacek P
Abstract excerpt
Keratoconus (KC) is a non-inflammatory eye disease characterized by progressive corneal thinning and asymmetrical conical protrusion of the cornea. Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is a degenerative, slowly progressive disease of the corneal endothelium that is characterized by alteration in corneal endothelial cell morphology and progressive loss of these cells. They are unrelated eye diseases that may...
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