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The mutant form of lamin A that causes Hutchinson-Gilford progeria is a biomarker of cellular aging in human skin.
PloS one - 5 Dec 2007
McClintock Dayle, Ratner Desiree, Lokuge Meepa, Owens David M, Gordon Leslie B, Collins Francis S, Djabali Karima
Abstract excerpt
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS, OMIM 176670) is a rare disorder characterized by accelerated aging and early death, frequently from stroke or coronary artery disease. 90% of HGPS cases carry the LMNA G608G (GGC>GGT) mutation within exon 11 of LMNA, activating a splice donor site that results in production of a dominant negative form of lamin A protein, denoted progerin. Screening 150 skin biopsies...
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