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Descriptor English: Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency
Descriptor Spanish: Deficiencia de Células Madre Limbares
Descriptor deficiencia de células madre límbicas
Scope note: Pérdida o alteración de la función de las CÉLULAS MADRE límbicas en el LIMBO CORNEAL que causa incapacidad para la autorrenovación del EPITELIO CORNEAL y conjuntivalización de la superficie corneal.
Descriptor Portuguese: Deficiência Límbica de Células-Tronco
Descriptor French: Without translation
Tree number(s): C11.204.720
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000092423
Scope note: Loss or disturbance of limbal STEM CELL function in the CORNEAL LIMBUS resulting in inability to self-renew CORNEAL EPITHELIUM and conjunctivalized corneal surface.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Corneal Diseases (1997-2022)
Public MeSH Note: 2023
History Note: 2023
DeCS ID: 60118
Unique ID: D000092423
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Date Established: 2023/01/01
Date of Entry: 2022/07/08
Revision Date: 2022/04/13
Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency - Preferred
Concept UI M000752173
Scope note Loss or disturbance of limbal STEM CELL function in the CORNEAL LIMBUS resulting in inability to self-renew CORNEAL EPITHELIUM and conjunctivalized corneal surface.
Preferred term Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency



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