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Iris stromal atrophy (ISA) involves a loss of complex iris structure due to loss of iris stroma.
The iris pigment dispersion and iris stromal atrophy phenotypes are caused by distinct recessive alleles at the ipd and isa loci, respectively [ 12].
The private network that coordinates most organ distribution opposes the shift, because of a fear that this change will atrophy local transplant centers by diverting organs to a handful of large regional ones, and also deny organs to people who can't travel.
Optic nerve atrophy, retinal ganglion cell death, and inner nuclear layer cell loss were detectable in central sections and sections containing optic nerve that were slightly off center.
These results substantiate models of iridocorneal angle mesenchymal differentiation and modeling that involve organization of cellular and extracellular matrix components without cell death or atrophy, and they suggest a conservation of developmental mechanisms between mice and non-rodent mammals.