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HLD DR3 antigen affects response to Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis
In 1981, Richard W. Darrell, MD, reviewed literature relating to TSPK and its association with a histocompatibility antigen HLA DR3. Both HLA D and HLA DR antigens are associated with the immune response genes, and HLD DR3 antigen may interfere with the immune response of patients of Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis to endogenous and exogenous […]
The Causes of Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis Remain Unclear
Researchers have never determined the exact cause of Thygeson’s Superficial Punctate Keratitis (TSPK). This is a condition or disease with a cause that has remained a mystery since Phillips Thygeson first published an article in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association over 60 years ago. There have been so many cases and opportunities […]