Does human epithelium from conjunctival impression cytology express MUC7 mucin gene?
CIC is a valid, noninvasive technique to detect the mRNAs of ocular genes in healthy individuals. MUC1, MUC2, MUC4, MUC5AC, and MUC7 mucin genes could be all detected in each CIC sample. This technique may be a useful tool to study the expression of some genes in ocular diseases.
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