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    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2007 Jan;62(1):3-8.

    Progeria of stem cells: stem cell exhaustion in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome.

    Halaschek-Wiener J, Brooks-Wilson A.

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    Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer Agency, BC Cnacer Research centre, Vancouver, Canada. juliushw@bcgsc.ca

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    Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare, fatal genetic disorder that is characterized by segmental accelerated aging. The major causal mutation associated with HGPS triggers abnormal messenger RNA splicing of the lamin A gene leading to changes in the nuclear architecture. To date, two models have been proposed to explain how mutations in the lamin A gene could lead to HGPS, structural fragility and altered gene expression. We favor a compatible model that links HGPS to stem cell-driven tissue regeneration. In this model, nuclear fragility of lamin A-deficient cells increases apoptotic cell death to levels that exhaust tissues' ability for stem cell-driven regeneration. Tissue-specific differences in cell death or regenerative potential, or both, result in the tissue-specific segmental aging pattern seen in HGPS. We propose that the pattern of aging-related conditions present or absent in HGPS can provide insight into the genetic and environmental factors that contribute to normal aging.

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    17301031
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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