American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 135, Issue 1 , Pages 7-13, January 2003

Expression of extradomain-B–containing fibronectin in subretinal choroidal neovascular membranes☆☆

  • Massimo Nicol, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmology B Section (M.N., F.C.-P., M.Z.), Department of Neurology and Visual Science, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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  • Attila Bir, MD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Cellular Biology (A.B., P.C., L.Z.), National Institute for Cancer Research, Genoa, Italy
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  • Felice Cardillo-Piccolino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmology B Section (M.N., F.C.-P., M.Z.), Department of Neurology and Visual Science, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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  • Patrizia Castellani, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Cellular Biology (A.B., P.C., L.Z.), National Institute for Cancer Research, Genoa, Italy
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  • Alfonso Giovannini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmology Clinic (A.G., C.M.), Ancona, Italy
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  • Cesare Mariotti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmology Clinic (A.G., C.M.), Ancona, Italy
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  • Mario Zingirian, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmology B Section (M.N., F.C.-P., M.Z.), Department of Neurology and Visual Science, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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  • Dario Neri, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Applied Biosciences (D.N.), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Luciano Zardi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Cellular Biology (A.B., P.C., L.Z.), National Institute for Cancer Research, Genoa, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Luciano Zardi, PhD, Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Institute for Cancer Research, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy; fax: (+39) 010-352855

Accepted 14 August 2002.

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 This study was performed at the Ophthalmology Clinic, Ancona (surgical excision) and the Laboratory of Cellular Biology, National Institute for Cancer Research, Genoa (immunohistochemistry).

☆☆ This study was supported in part by funds from the Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (AIRC) and from the European Commission Grant Identification of Novel Markers of Angiogenesis (BIO4-97-2149). Doctor Birò was supported by a postdoctoral fellowship from the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy.

PII: S0002-9394(02)01839-1

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 135, Issue 1 , Pages 7-13, January 2003