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Correction of Mutant p63 in EEC Syndrome Using siRNA Mediated Allele-Specific Silencing Restores Defective Stem Cell Function.
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) - 1 Jun 2016
Barbaro Vanessa, Nasti Annamaria A, Del Vecchio Claudia, Ferrari Stefano, Migliorati Angelo, Raffa Paolo, Lariccia Vincenzo, Nespeca Patrizia, Biasolo Mariangela, Willoughby Colin E, Ponzin Diego, Palù Giorgio, Parolin Cristina, Di Iorio Enzo
Abstract excerpt
Ectrodactyly-Ectodermal dysplasia-Clefting (EEC) syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disease caused by heterozygous mutations in the p63 gene and characterized by limb defects, orofacial clefting, ectodermal dysplasia, and ocular defects. Patients develop progressive total bilateral limbal stem cell deficiency, which eventually results in corneal blindness. Medical and surgical treatments are ineffective and of...
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