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Two separate methods of stem cell transplantation in both eyes of a single patient presented with bilateral stem cell deficiency following exposure to Euphorbia latex

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education And Research (IPGME&R), 244 A.J.C Bose Road, Kolkata, 700 020, West Bengal, India

    Jayanta Dutta

  2. NRS Medical College and Hospital, 138 Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata, 700014, West Bengal, India

    Somnath Mukhopadhyay

  3. Department of Biochemistry, RG Kar Medical College, 1, Kshudiram Bose Sarani, Kolkata, 700004, West Bengal, India

    Kapil. D. Lahiri

  4. Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Himadri Datta

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Dutta, J., Mukhopadhyay, S., Lahiri, K.D. et al. Two separate methods of stem cell transplantation in both eyes of a single patient presented with bilateral stem cell deficiency following exposure to Euphorbia latex. j ocul biol dis inform 5, 86–88 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12177-013-9109-2

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