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Pathogenic TERT promoter variants in telomere diseases
6 Dec 2018
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PURPOSE: The acquisition of pathogenic variants in the TERT promoter (TERTp) region is a mechanism of tumorigenesis. In nonmalignant diseases, TERTp variants have been reported only in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) due to germline variants in telomere biology genes. METHODS: We screened patients with a broad spectrum of telomeropathies (n = 136), their relatives (n = 52), and controls (n =...
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