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Impaired telomere maintenance in Alazami syndrome patients with LARP7 deficiency.
BMC genomics - 17 Oct 2016
Holohan Brody, Kim Wanil, Lai Tsung-Po, Hoshiyama Hirotoshi, Zhang Ning, Alazami Anas M, Wright Woodring E, Meyn M Stephen, Alkuraya Fowzan S, Shay Jerry W
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BACKGROUND: Loss of function in genes required for telomere maintenance result in disorders known as telomeropathies, which are characterized by a pattern of symptoms including generalized and specific lymphocytopenias as well as very short telomere length and disease anticipation. METHODS: Because human LARP7 is the most likely ortholog of the Tetrahymena p65 protein, which is required for telomerase activity in...
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