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Mandibuloacral dysplasia: A premature ageing disease with aspects of physiological ageing.
Ageing research reviews - 1 Mar 2018
Cenni Vittoria, D'Apice Maria Rosaria, Garagnani Paolo, Columbaro Marta, Novelli Giuseppe, Franceschi Claudio, Lattanzi Giovanna
Abstract excerpt
Mandibuloacral dysplasia (MAD) is a rare genetic condition characterized by bone abnormalities including localized osteolysis and generalized osteoporosis, skin pigmentation, lipodystrophic signs and mildly accelerated ageing. The molecular defects associated with MAD are mutations in LMNA or ZMPSTE24 (FACE1) gene, causing type A or type B MAD, respectively. Downstream of LMNA or ZMPSTE24 mutations, the lamin A...
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