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A Novel Homozygous WRN Mutation Identified in a Middle Aged Man With Diabetes Mellitus Complicated By Multiple Features of Accelerated Aging

Background: Werner syndrome (WS; MIM# 277700) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by accelerated aging and predisposition to cancers. The causal gene, WRN, encodes a multifunctional nuclear protein that belongs to the RecQ family of DNA helicases. The earliest sign of WS is short stature due to...

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Autores principales: Jaafar, Batoul, Nasrallah, Mona, Oshima, Junko, Lessel, Davor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8089872/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvab048.735