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Corneal surface can be rebuilt with patient’s oral mucosal epithelium

Osaka, Japan-Sheets of tissue-engineered epithelial cells from a patient's oral mucosal epithelium can be used as a source of cells to rebuild a destroyed corneal surface. This unique approach is an alternative to allograft transplantation and it eliminates the need for immunosuppressive therapy.

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