Epithelial stem cell homeostasis in Meibomian gland development, dysfunction, and dry eye disease
Dry eye disease affects over 16 million adults in the US, and the majority of cases are due to Meibomian gland dysfunction. Unfortunately, the identity of the stem cells involved in Meibomian gland development and homeostasis is not well elucidated. Here, we report that loss of Krox20, a zinc finger...
Main Authors: | Edem Tchegnon, Chung-Ping Liao, Elnaz Ghotbi, Tracey Shipman, Yong Wang, Renee M. McKay, Lu Q. Le |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Clinical investigation
2021-10-01
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Series: | JCI Insight |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.151078 |
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