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Accelerated aging syndromes, are they relevant to normal human aging?
Aging - 1 Sept 2011
Dreesen Oliver, Stewart Colin L
Abstract excerpt
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria (HGPS) and Werner syndromes are diseases that clinically resemble some aspects of accelerated aging. HGPS is caused by mutations in theLMNA gene resulting in post-translational processing defects that trigger Progeria in children. Werner syndrome, arising from mutations in the WRN helicase gene, causes premature aging in young adults. What are the molecular mechanism(s) underlying...
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