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Dyskeratosis congenita.
FEBS letters - 10 Sept 2010
Bessler Monica, Wilson David B, Mason Philip J
Abstract excerpt
Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) was originally defined as a rare inherited bone marrow failure (BMF) syndrome associated with distinct mucocutaneous features. Today DC is defined by its pathogenetic mechanism and mutations in components of the telomere maintenance machinery resulting in excessively short telomeres in highly proliferating tissues. With this new definition the disease spectrum has broadened and ranges...
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