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TERT and TERC mutations detected in cryptic dyskeratosis congenita suppress telomerase activity.
International journal of laboratory hematology - 1 Jun 2020
Terada Kazuki, Miyake Koichi, Yamaguchi Hiroki, Miyake Noriko, Yamanaka Keiichiro, Kojima Seiji, Ito Etsuro, Inokuchi Koiti, Okada Takashi
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INTRODUCTION: A cryptic form of dyskeratosis congenita (cDKC) has a gradual onset without the characteristic physical findings of DKC. cDKC is distinguished from other forms of bone marrow failure (BMF) through analysis of telomere shortening and gene mutations. Mutations in the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) and telomere RNA component (TERC) genes have been detected in most Japanese cDKC patients....
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