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A unique homozygous WRAP53 Arg298Trp mutation underlies dyskeratosis congenita in a Chinese Han family.
BMC medical genetics - 7 Mar 2018
Shao Yingqi, Feng Sizhou, Huang Jinbo, Huo Jiali, You Yahong, Zheng Yizhou
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BACKGROUND: Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is an inherited telomeropathy characterized by mucocutaneous dysplasia, bone marrow failure, cancer predisposition, and other somatic abnormalities. Cells from patients with DC exhibit short telomere. The genetic basis of the majority of DC cases remains unknown. METHODS: A 2 generational Chinese Han family with DC was studied using targeted capture and next-generation...
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