Long-term safety of human retinal progenitor cell transplantation in retinitis pigmentosa patients
Abstract Background Retinitis pigmentosa is a common genetic disease that causes retinal degeneration and blindness for which there is currently no curable treatment available. Vision preservation was observed in retinitis pigmentosa animal models after retinal stem cell transplantation. However, lo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-09-01
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Series: | Stem Cell Research & Therapy |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13287-017-0661-8 |