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Reversible phenotype in a mouse model of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Dec 2008
Sagelius H, Rosengardten Y, Schmidt E, Sonnabend C, Rozell B, Eriksson M
Abstract excerpt
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare progeroid syndrome caused by mutations in the LMNA gene. Currently there is no treatment available for HGPS, but promising results from several studies using farnesyl transferase inhibitors (FTIs) on cells and animal models of HGPS have been published and a clinical trial using FTIs has been started in patients with HGPS. However, the published data from...
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