Dyskeratosis congenita with corneal limbal insufficiency.
Pediatr Blood Cancer
; 53(1): 95-7, 2009 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-19199342
We describe a newly diagnosed Turkish adolescent female with Dyskeratosis congenita along with the novel ocular finding of corneal limbal insufficiency. Corneal limbal insufficiency was suggested to be a premature aging sign resulting from a deficiency in corneal stem cell activity, a biological process caused by underlying telomeric defect in this disease.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Limbo da Córnea
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Doenças da Córnea
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Disceratose Congênita
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Blood Cancer
Assunto da revista:
HEMATOLOGIA
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NEOPLASIAS
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PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Turquia