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Novel clinical features and pleiotropic effect in three unrelated patients with LMNA variant.
Clinical dysmorphology - 1 Jan 2021
Turkyilmaz Ayberk, Geçkinli Bilgen Bilge, Alavanda Ceren, Ates Esra Arslan, Arman Ahmet
Abstract excerpt
LMNA gene encodes A-type lamins and the encoded proteins join the structure of the nuclear lamina and affect the processes of nuclear homeostasis, DNA replication, repair, transcription, and apoptosis. LMNA variants cause a heterogeneous group of diseases known as laminopathies. Phenotypes associated with LMNA variants mainly affect the heart, skeleton, skin, bones, and nervous system. The affected tissues may...
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