Hyaluronic acid in progeria and the aged phenotype?

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Hyaluronic acid in progeria and the aged phenotype?

Gerontology - 1 Jan 1992

Sweeney K J, Weiss A S

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Hyaluronic acid (HA) is implicated in functions such as vascularity, morphogenesis, repair, and the general integrity of the extracellular matrix. Hence, it is considered possible that HA is involved in the most conspicuous features of the progeroid phenotype. However, it is not known whether the increase in HA excretion seen in progeria patients is due to a primary genetic defect or is a secondary effect due to...

Topics

Aging
Bone and Bones
Carbohydrate Sequence
Cardiovascular System
Humans
Hyaluronic Acid
Models, Biological
Molecular Sequence Data
Phenotype
Progeria
Skin

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PMID: 1624142
DOI: 10.1159/000213321

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