Expression of VEGF-A, Otx Homeobox and p53 Family Genes in Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy

• Main Authors: Claudio Azzolini (Author), Ilaria Stefania Pagani (Author), Cristina Pirrone (Author), Davide Borroni (Author), Simone Donati (Author), Muna Al Oum (Author), Diana Pigni (Author), Anna Maria Chiaravalli (Author), Riccardo Vinciguerra (Author), Francesca Simonelli (Author), Giovanni Porta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction. Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is a severe inflammatory complication of retinal detachment. Pathological epiretinal membranes grow on the retina surface leading to contraction, and surgery fails in 5% to 10% of the cases. We evaluated the expression of VEGF-A, Otx1, Otx2, Otx3,...