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Human RTEL1 deficiency causes Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome with short telomeres and genome instability.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Aug 2013
Le Guen Tangui, Jullien Laurent, Touzot Fabien, Schertzer Michael, Gaillard Laetitia, Perderiset Mylène, Carpentier Wassila, Nitschke Patrick, Picard Capucine, Couillault Gérard, Soulier Jean, Fischer Alain, Callebaut Isabelle, Jabado Nada, Londono-Vallejo Arturo, de Villartay Jean-Pierre, Revy Patrick
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Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome (HHS), a severe variant of dyskeratosis congenita (DC), is characterized by early onset bone marrow failure, immunodeficiency and developmental defects. Several factors involved in telomere length maintenance and/or protection are defective in HHS/DC, underlining the relationship between telomere dysfunction and these diseases. By combining whole-genome linkage analysis and exome...
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