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Collagen expression in fibroblasts with a novel LMNA mutation.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 19 Jan 2007
Nguyen Desiree, Leistritz Dru F, Turner Lesley, MacGregor David, Ohson Kamal, Dancey Paul, Martin George M, Oshima Junko
Abstract excerpt
Laminopathies are a group of genetic disorders caused by LMNA mutations; they include muscular dystrophies, lipodystrophies, and progeroid syndromes. We identified a novel heterozygous LMNA mutation, L59R, in a patient with the general appearance of mandibuloacral dysplasia and progeroid features. Examination of the nuclei of dermal fibroblasts revealed the irregular morphology characteristic of LMNA mutant...
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