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Accelerated aging pathology in ad libitum fed Xpd(TTD) mice is accompanied by features suggestive of caloric restriction.
DNA repair - 21 Nov 2005
Wijnhoven Susan W P, Beems Rudolf B, Roodbergen Marianne, van den Berg Jolanda, Lohman Paul H M, Diderich Karin, van der Horst Gijsbertus T J, Vijg Jan, Hoeijmakers Jan H J, van Steeg Harry
Abstract excerpt
Trichothiodystrophy (TTD) patients with a mutation in the XPD gene of nucleotide excision repair (NER) have a short life span and show various features of premature aging, thereby linking DNA damage to the aging process. Xpd(TTD) mutant mice share many features with TTD patients, including a shorter life span, accompanied by a segmental progeroid phenotype. Here we report new pathology features supportive to the...
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