Autologous induced stem-cell-derived retinal cells for macular degeneration

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 376, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 1038-1046

  Mandai, M ^a,b   Watanabe, A ^e,f   Kurimoto, Y ^a,c   Hirami, Y ^a,c   Morinaga, C ^b   Daimon, T ^h   Fujihara, M ^a,c   Akimaru, H ^b,i   Sakai, N ^b   Shibata, Y ^b   Terada, M ^b   Nomiya, Y ^e   Tanishima, S ^j   Nakamura, M ^e   Kamao, H ^b   Sugita, S ^b   Onishi, A ^b   Ito, T ^a   Fujita, K ^a   Kawamata, S ^d   Go, M J ^d   Shinohara, C ^l   Hata, K ^k,l   Sawada, M ^m   Yamamoto, M ^a,b   Ohta, S ^a   Ohara, Y ^j   Yoshida, K ^g   Kuwahara, J ^e   Kitano, Y ^e   Amano, N ^e   Umekage, M ^e   Kitaoka, F ^e   Tanaka, A ^e   Okada, C ^j   Takasu, N ^e   Ogawa, S ^g   Yamanaka, S ^e,n   Takahashi, M ^a,b   more..

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Japan)

^b RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research   (Japan)

^c KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Japan)

^e KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

ⁱ Health and Nutrition   (Japan)

^j WTCB   (Japan)

^k KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^l Japan Tissue Engineering Co Ltd   (Japan)

^m HEALIOS KK   (Japan)

ⁿ GLADSTONE INSTITUTE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLIBERCEPT; INDOCYANINE GREEN; RANIBIZUMAB; VASCULOTROPIN INHIBITOR;

AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; JAPANESE (PEOPLE); MALE; NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE VISUAL FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; POLYPOIDAL CHOROIDAL VASCULOPATHY; RETINA CELL; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; SKIN FIBROBLAST; STEM CELL DERIVED RETINAL CELL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; FIBROBLAST; MACULAR DEGENERATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

AGED; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 85015803917     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1608368     Document Type: Article

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