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Werner syndrome protein 1367 variants and disposition towards coronary artery disease in Caucasian patients.
Mechanisms of ageing and development - 1 Jul 2004
Bohr Vilhelm A, Metter E Jeffery, Harrigan Jeanine A, von Kobbe Cayetano, Liu Ji Lan, Gray Matthew D, Majumdar Alokes, Wilson David M, Seidman Michael M
Abstract excerpt
The leading causes of death for individuals with Werner syndrome (WS) are myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke. The WS gene encodes a nuclear protein with both helicase and exonuclease activities. While individuals with WS have mutations that result in truncated, inactive proteins, several seque...
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