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A progeroid syndrome in mice is caused by defects in A-type lamins.
Nature - 15 May 2003
Mounkes Leslie C, Kozlov Serguei, Hernandez Lidia, Sullivan Teresa, Stewart Colin L
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Numerous studies of the underlying causes of ageing have been attempted by examining diseases associated with premature ageing, such as Werner's syndrome and Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS). HGPS is a rare genetic disorder resulting in phenotypes suggestive of accelerated ageing, including shortened stature, craniofacial disproportion, very thin skin, alopecia and osteoporosis, with death in the early...
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