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Process development and safety evaluation of ABCB5+ limbal stem cells as advanced-therapy medicinal product to treat limbal stem cell deficiency.

Alexandra NorrickJasmina EsterlechnerElke Niebergall-RothUlf DehioSamar SadeghiHannes M SchröderSeda BallikayaNicole StemlerChristoph GanssKathrin DieterAnn-Kathrin DachtlerPatrick MerzSaadettin SelJames ChodoshClaus CursiefenNatasha Y FrankGerd U AuffarthBruce KsanderMarkus H FrankMark Andreas Kluth
Published in: Stem cell research & therapy (2021)
Building upon these data in conjunction with the previously shown cornea-restoring capacity of human ABCB5+ LSCs in animal models of LSCD, we provide an advanced allogeneic LSC-based treatment strategy that shows promise for replenishment of the patient's LSC pool, recreation of a functional barrier against invading conjunctival cells and restoration of a transparent, avascular cornea.
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