"Iris" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The most anterior portion of the uveal layer, separating the anterior chamber from the posterior. It consists of two layers - the stroma and the pigmented epithelium. Color of the iris depends on the amount of melanin in the stroma on reflection from the pigmented epithelium.
| Descriptor ID |
D007498
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.371.060.450 A09.371.894.513
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Iris" by people in Profiles.
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Nwosu BU, Raygada M, Tsilou ET, Rennert OM, Stratakis CA. Rieger's anomaly and other ocular abnormalities in association with osteogenesis imperfecta and a COL1A1 mutation. Ophthalmic Genet. 2005 Sep; 26(3):135-8.
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Jensen AM. Potential roles for BMP and Pax genes in the development of iris smooth muscle. Dev Dyn. 2005 Feb; 232(2):385-92.
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Mo JS, Anderson MG, Gregory M, Smith RS, Savinova OV, Serreze DV, Ksander BR, Streilein JW, John SW. By altering ocular immune privilege, bone marrow-derived cells pathogenically contribute to DBA/2J pigmentary glaucoma. J Exp Med. 2003 May 19; 197(10):1335-44.
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Hendricks RL, Weber PC, Taylor JL, Koumbis A, Tumpey TM, Glorioso JC. Endogenously produced interferon alpha protects mice from herpes simplex virus type 1 corneal disease. J Gen Virol. 1991 Jul; 72 ( Pt 7):1601-10.
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Seddon JM, Sahagian CR, Glynn RJ, Sperduto RD, Gragoudas ES. Evaluation of an iris color classification system. The Eye Disorders Case-Control Study Group. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1990 Aug; 31(8):1592-8.