A novel mutation of the WRN gene in a Chinese patient with Werner syndrome

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 278-281

  Zhao, N ^a   Hao, F ^a,b   Qu, T ^b   Zuo, Y G ^a,b   Wang, B X ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

WERNER SYNDROME PROTEIN;

ACHILLES TENDON CALCIFICATION; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXON; FAMILY STUDY; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; WERNER SYNDROME;

ADULT; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECQ HELICASES; WERNER SYNDROME;

EID: 42249095447     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2007.02641.x     Document Type: Article

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