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Midterm follow-up of immune reactions after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK)

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This study received funding from German Research Foundation (DFG) FOR2240 “(Lymph)-angiogenesis and Cellular Immunity in Inflammatory Diseases of the Eye” (CC, DH www.for2240.de); EU COST BM1302 (BOB, CC, DH); EU Horizon 2020 ARREST BLINDNESS (CC).

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924, Cologne, Germany

    Friederike Schaub, Björn O. Bachmann, Claus Cursiefen & Deniz Hos

  2. Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

    Claus Cursiefen & Deniz Hos

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Schaub, F., Bachmann, B.O., Cursiefen, C. et al. Midterm follow-up of immune reactions after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 257, 1811–1812 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-019-04357-4

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