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SUBMITTER: Teotia P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5330843 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) 20161026 3
Glaucoma is a complex group of diseases wherein a selective degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) lead to irreversible loss of vision. A comprehensive approach to glaucomatous RGC degeneration may include stem cells to functionally replace dead neurons through transplantation and understand RGCs vulnerability using a disease in a dish stem cell model. Both approaches require the directed generation of stable, functional, and target-specific RGCs from renewable sources of cells, that is, ...[more]