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Functional role of the Werner syndrome RecQ helicase in human fibroblasts.
Aging cell - 1 Feb 2007
Dhillon Kiranjit K, Sidorova Julia, Saintigny Yannick, Poot Martin, Gollahon Katherine, Rabinovitch Peter S, Monnat Raymond J
Abstract excerpt
Werner syndrome is an autosomal recessive human genetic instability and cancer predisposition syndrome that also has features of premature aging. We focused on two questions related to Werner syndrome protein (WRN) function in human fibroblasts: Do WRN-deficient fibroblasts have a consistent cellular phenotype? What role does WRN play in the recovery from replication arrest? We identified consistent cell...
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