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Corneal vesicles accumulate collagen VI associated with tissue remodeling in apolipoprotein a-I deficiency: a case report

BACKGROUND: Apo A-I deficiency clinically shows low serum levels of HDL cholesterol and corneal opacity at a young age. Histopathological evaluations of affected corneas are not enough, and the mechanism of corneal opacity is still unclear. CASE PRESENTATION: A 61-year-old woman suffered from blurre...

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Autores principales: Namba, Hiroyuki, Narumi, Mari, Susa, Shinji, Ohe, Rintaro, Kato, Takeo, Yamakawa, Mitsunori, Yamashita, Hidetoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5299694/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28178939
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-017-0404-8