The survival of donor-derived cells in a successfully grafted corneal button 10 years after penetrating keratoplasty for lattice dystrophy

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 223, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 396-400

  Kim, Sun Woong ^a,b   Lee, Hwan Young ^c   Kim, Tae Im ^b   Shin, Kyoung Jin ^c   Yang, Woo Ick ^b,c   Kim, Eung Kweon ^b,c  

^a Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cornea transplantation; Keratocytes; Keratoplasty; Lattice corneal dystrophy; Recurrence of corneal dystrophy

Indexed keywords

AMELOGENIN; DNA;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHEEK MUCOSA; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA LATTICE DYSTROPHY; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; SEX CHROMOSOME; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT;

CORNEAL DYSTROPHIES, HEREDITARY; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DNA; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KERATINOCYTES; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE;

EID: 67650468171     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000228716     Document Type: Article

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