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Enhanced 2-deoxy-D-ribose-induced-apoptosis, a phenotype of lymphocytes from old donors, is not observed in the Werner syndrome.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Aug 2000
Battisti C, Formichi P, Tripodi S A, Morbini G, Tosi P, Federico A
Abstract excerpt
Werner syndrome (WS) is an inherited disease characterized by the premature appearance of features of normal aging in young adults. To evaluate the relationship between Werner syndrome and aging, we analyzed the apoptotic response of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) from two WS patients (mean age 34 years old) incubated with 2-deoxy-D-ribose (dRib), a reducing sugar that induces apoptosis in quiescent cells...
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