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Induction of senescence pathways in Kindler syndrome primary keratinocytes.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 May 2013
Piccinni E, Di Zenzo G, Maurelli R, Dellambra E, Teson M, Has C, Zambruno G, Castiglia D
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BACKGROUND: Individuals with Kindler syndrome (KS) have loss-of-function mutations in the FERMT1 gene that encodes the focal adhesion component kindlin-1. The major clinical manifestation of KS is epidermal atrophy (premature skin ageing). This phenotypic feature is thought to be related to the decreased proliferation rate of KS keratinocytes; nevertheless, molecular mediators of such abnormal behaviour have not...
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