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

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• 作者：Hiroyuki Namba ; Mari Narumi ; Shinji Susa ; Rintaro Ohe ; Takeo Kato…
• 关键词：Case report ; Apolipoprotein a ; I deficiency ; Collagen VI ; Confocal microscopy ; Corneal opacity ; Immunohistochemistry
• 刊名：BMC Ophthalmology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：December 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：17
• 期：1
• 全文大小：1586KB
• 刊物主题：Ophthalmology;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1471-2415
• 卷排序：17

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BackgroundApo 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.