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Cultured Human Corneal Endothelial Cell Aneuploidy Dependence on the Presence of Heterogeneous Subpopulations With Distinct Differentiation Phenotypes.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Aug 2016
Hamuro Junji, Ueno Morio, Toda Munetoyo, Sotozono Chie, Montoya Monty, Kinoshita Shigeru
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PURPOSE: Cultured human corneal endothelial cells (cHCECs) are anticipated to become an alternative to donor corneas for the treatment of corneal endothelial dysfunction. However, cHCECs reportedly tend to exhibit chromosomal abnormality during in vitro cell division, thereby hampering their use in the clinical setting. The purpose of this study was to clarify whether a specified subpopulation (SP) of...
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