The gene responsible for Werner syndrome may be a cell division "counting" gene.

doi:10.1073/pnas.90.24.12030

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The gene responsible for Werner syndrome may be a cell division "counting" gene.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 15 Dec 1993

Faragher R G, Kill I R, Hunter J A, Pope F M, Tannock C, Shall S

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Werner syndrome is a rare, autosomal, recessive condition that is frequently studied as a model of some aspects of human aging, although the behavioral changes that are usually associated with old age are only seen very infrequently. A most striking aspect of the phenotype of Werner syndrome, pre...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Aging
Cell Division
Cell Line
Fibroblasts
Humans
Kinetics
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Skin
Skin Aging
Werner Syndrome

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