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Increased insulin, triglycerides, reactive oxygen species, and cardiac fibrosis in mice with a mutation in the helicase domain of the Werner syndrome gene homologue.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Feb 2006
Massip Laurent, Garand Chantal, Turaga Ramachander V N, Deschênes François, Thorin Eric, Lebel Michel
Abstract excerpt
Werner Syndrome (WS) is a rare disorder characterized by the premature onset of a number of age-related diseases. The gene responsible for WS encodes a DNA helicase/exonuclease protein. Previously, we generated a mouse model lacking part of the helicase domain of the murine Wrn homologue. Mutant...
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