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Lack of association of the WRN C1367T polymorphism with senile cataract in the Israeli population.
Molecular vision - 28 Aug 2010
Ehrenberg M, Dratviman-Storobinsky O, Avraham-Lubin B R, Goldenberg-Cohen N
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Werner syndrome is an autosomal recessive disease of premature aging caused by a polymorphic C1367T mutation in the Werner (WRN) gene. Although there are differences between the pathobiology of normal aging and the phenotype of Werner syndrome, the clinical age-related changes are similar. The aim of the study was to investigate the incidence of the C1367T (rs1346044) polymorphism in patients with...
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