Role of IL6 -174 G/C, IL10 1082G/A and IL10 -592C/A in the pathogenesis of keratoconus and development of recurrent erosion in Ukrainian patients with lattice corneal dystrophy

• Main Authors: Livshits L.A (Author), Drozhzhyna G.I (Author), Kucherenko A.M (Author), Ivanovska O.V (Author), Gaidamaka T.B (Author), Gorodna O.V (Author), Sereda K.V (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ukrainian Society of Ophthalmologists, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Keratoconus (KC, or corneal ectasia) is a multifactorial disease with a genetic component and an average annual incidence rate of 2.0/100,000 persons. Lattice corneal stromal dystrophy (LCD), a monogenic disorder with varying phenotypic manifestations, is the most common hereditary corne...