A human-like model of aniridia-associated keratopathy for mechanistic and therapeutic studies.

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Aniridia is a rare congenital condition of abnormal eye development arising principally from heterozygous mutation of the PAX6 gene. Among the multiple complications arising in the eye, aniridia-associated keratopathy (AAK) is a severe vision-impairing condition of the cornea associated with a progressive limbal stem cell deficiency that lacks suitable treatment options. Current mouse models of aniridia do not...

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