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Characterization of Stress Responses in a Drosophila Model of Werner Syndrome.
Biomolecules - 12 Dec 2021
Epiney Derek G, Salameh Charlotte, Cassidy Deirdre, Zhou Luhan T, Kruithof Joshua, Milutinović Rolan, Andreani Tomas S, Schirmer Aaron E, Bolterstein Elyse
Abstract excerpt
As organisms age, their resistance to stress decreases while their risk of disease increases. This can be shown in patients with Werner syndrome (WS), which is a genetic disease characterized by accelerated aging along with increased risk of cancer and metabolic disease. WS is caused by mutations in WRN, a gene involved in DNA replication and repair. Recent research has shown that WRN mutations contribute to...
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