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Absence of Lamin A/C gene mutations in four Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch syndrome patients.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Dec 2009
Morales Luis C, Arboleda Gonzalo, Rodríguez Yeldy, Forero Diego A, Ramírez Nelson, Yunis Juan J, Arboleda Humberto
Abstract excerpt
The Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch syndrome (WRS, OMIM: 264090) characterizes a premature aging syndrome in which several features of aging are apparent at birth. We did not find mutations in Lamin A/C (LMNA) gene in four WRS patients, and in particular, we did not find the G608G mutation (GGC > GGT transition) which is associated with most cases with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria (OMIM 176670). These findings suggest...
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