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Atrx deficiency induces telomere dysfunction, endocrine defects, and reduced life span.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 May 2013
Watson L Ashley, Solomon Lauren A, Li Jennifer Ruizhe, Jiang Yan, Edwards Matthew, Shin-ya Kazuo, Beier Frank, Bérubé Nathalie G
Abstract excerpt
Human ATRX mutations are associated with cognitive deficits, developmental abnormalities, and cancer. We show that the Atrx-null embryonic mouse brain accumulates replicative damage at telomeres and pericentromeric heterochromatin, which is exacerbated by loss of p53 and linked to ATM activation. ATRX-deficient neuroprogenitors exhibited higher incidence of telomere fusions and increased sensitivity to...
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