Gene expression analysis of conjunctival epithelium of patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome in the chronic stage.

Mayumi UetaChie SotozonoHiromi NishigakiSuzuko OhsakoNorihiko YokoiKatsura MizushimaYuji NaitoShigeru Kinoshita

Published in: BMJ open ophthalmology (2019)

Our results suggest that the downregulation of PIGR, HEPACAM2 and ADH1C and upregulation of teneurin-2 expression contribute to the pathology of the ocular surface in patients with SJS in the chronic stage.

Keyphrases

gene expression
poor prognosis
cell proliferation
dna methylation
long non coding rna
case report
binding protein