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The Proteins of Keratoconus: a Literature Review Exploring Their Contribution to the Pathophysiology of the Disease

INTRODUCTION: Keratoconus (KC) is a complex, genetically heterogeneous multifactorial degenerative disorder characterized by corneal ectasia and thinning. Its incidence is approximately 1/2000–1/50,000 in the general population. KC is associated with moderate to high myopia and irregular astigmatism...

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Autores principales: Loukovitis, Eleftherios, Kozeis, Nikolaos, Gatzioufas, Zisis, Kozei, Athina, Tsotridou, Eleni, Stoila, Maria, Koronis, Spyros, Sfakianakis, Konstantinos, Tranos, Paris, Balidis, Miltiadis, Zachariadis, Zacharias, Mikropoulos, Dimitrios G., Anogeianakis, George, Katsanos, Andreas, Konstas, Anastasios G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Healthcare 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6822850/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31363996
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12325-019-01026-0