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Progerin-Expressing Endothelial Cells are Unable to Adapt to Shear Stress
2021-08-20
Abstract excerpt
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) is a rare premature aging disease caused by a single-point mutation in the lamin A gene, resulting in a truncated and farnesylated form of lamin A. This mutant lamin A protein, known as progerin, accumulates at the periphery of the nuclear lamina, resulting in both an abnormal nuclear morphology and nuclear stiffening. HGPS patients experience rapid onset of atherosclero...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 020819bb-eac8-5790-a0ef-8c314c926fb3
- DOI
- 10.1101/2021.08.20.456996
