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Heterogeneous telomere defects in patients with severe forms of dyskeratosis congenita.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Feb 2012
Touzot Fabien, Gaillard Laetitia, Vasquez Nadia, Le Guen Tangui, Bertrand Yves, Bourhis Jean, Leblanc Thierry, Fischer Alain, Soulier Jean, de Villartay Jean-Pierre, Revy Patrick
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Telomeres represent the tips of linear chromosomes. In human subjects telomere maintenance deficiency leads to dyskeratosis congenita (DC), a rare genetic disorder characterized by progressive bone marrow failure, accelerated aging, and cancer predisposition. Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome (HH) is a severe variant of DC in which an early onset of bone marrow failure leading to combined immunodeficiency...
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