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Corneal Opacity Induced by Light in a Mouse Model of Gelatinous Drop-Like Corneal Dystrophy.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Dec 2020
Nagahara Yukiko, Tsujikawa Motokazu, Koto Ryota, Uesugi Koji, Sato Shigeru, Kawasaki Satoshi, Maruyama Kazuichi, Nishida Kohji
Abstract excerpt
Gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy (GDLD) is a severe inherited corneal dystrophy characterized by subepithelial corneal amyloid deposition. We had previously succeeded in identifying the responsible gene, TACSTD2, and subsequently found that the epithelial barrier function is significantly decreased. As with GDLD patients, the knockout mice showed severe loss of tight junction, progressive opacity, and...
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