Figure 3.
Comparative analysis of immunoglobulin (Ig) heavy chains (Ig α, Ig μ, and Ig heavy chain V-1, V-II, and V-III) in tears isolated from non-KC control individuals and KC patients. The error bars depict the standard deviation. All patient samples were included in the analysis. Statistical analysis determined based on a two-way ANOVA with Sidak’s multiple comparisons test and α set to 0.05. (d and e) Refer to Table 1 for the description of the regions included in the different species.