Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0314719
Disease: Dryness of eye
Dryness of eye
0.010 Biomarker phenotype BEFREE In addition, we found extensive loss of MIST1+ secretory acinar cells in the Aire -/- lacrimal gland suggesting that acinar cells are a primary target of the disease, Finally, topical application of ophthalmic steroid effectively restored corneal innervation in Aire -/- mice thereby functionally linking nerve loss with local inflammation in the aqueous-deficient dry eye. 28926640 2017