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Three novel mutations responsible for Cockayne syndrome group A.
Genes & genetic systems - 1 Feb 2003
Ren Yan, Saijo Masafumi, Nakatsu Yoshimichi, Nakai Hiroshi, Yamaizumi Masaru, Tanaka Kiyoji
Abstract excerpt
Cockayne syndrome (CS) is a rare autosomal recessive disease, which shows diverse clinical symptoms such as photosensitivity, severe mental retardation and developmental defects. CS cells are hypersensitive to killing by UV-irradiation and defective in transcription-coupled repair. Two genetic complementation groups in CS (CS-A and CS-B) have been identified. We analyzed mutations of the CSA gene in 5 CS-A...
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