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Dyskeratosis congenita: molecular insights into telomerase function, ageing and cancer.
Expert reviews in molecular medicine - 20 Dec 2004
Marrone Anna, Dokal Inderjeet
Abstract excerpt
Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is a severe, inherited, bone marrow failure syndrome, with associated cutaneous and noncutaneous abnormalities. DC patients also show signs of premature ageing and have an increased occurrence of cancer. DC can originate through: (1) mutations in DKC1, which result in X-linked recessive DC; (2) mutations in the RNA component of telomerase (TERC), which result in autosomal dominant DC...
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