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Bloom's syndrome gene suppresses premature ageing caused by Sgs1 deficiency in yeast.
Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms - 1 Nov 1999
Heo S J, Tatebayashi K, Ohsugi I, Shimamoto A, Furuichi Y, Ikeda H
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BACKGROUND: Bloom's syndrome (BS) is an autosomal recessive disorder causing short stature, immunodeficiency, and an increased risk of cancer. Increased rates of sister chromatid exchange and chromosomal aberration have been observed in cells having defects in the BLM gene. Among five kinds of human RecQ helicases cloned, the mutations in WRN and RecQL4 have been known as the causes of premature ageing. Little...
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