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LMNA mutations in atypical Werner's syndrome.
Lancet (London, England) - 9 Aug 2003
Chen Lishan, Lee Lin, Kudlow Brian A, Dos Santos Heloisa G, Sletvold Olav, Shafeghati Yousef, Botha Eleanor G, Garg Abhimanyu, Hanson Nancy B, Martin George M, Mian I Saira, Kennedy Brian K, Oshima Junko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Werner's syndrome is a progeroid syndrome caused by mutations at the WRN helicase locus. Some features of this disorder are also present in laminopathies caused by mutant LMNA encoding nuclear lamin A/C. Because of this similarity, we sequenced LMNA in individuals with atypical Werner...
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