Werner Syndrome
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0.100 |
GeneticVariation
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BEFREE |
Inherited mutations in RecQ helicases result in Bloom Syndrome (BLM mutation), Werner Syndrome (WRN mutation), Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome (RECQL4 mutation), and other genetic diseases, including cancer.
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31772289 |
2019 |
Werner Syndrome
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0.100 |
Biomarker
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disease |
BEFREE |
Mutational inactivation of Werner (WRN) and Bloom (BLM) genes results in Werner syndrome (WS) and Bloom syndrome (BS) respectively.
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29080750 |
2018 |
Werner Syndrome
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0.100 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
BEFREE |
Inactivating mutations in RECQL2 lead to Werner syndrome, a rare autosomal disease associated with premature aging and an increased susceptibility to multiple cancer types.
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26690424 |
2015 |
Werner Syndrome
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0.100 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
BEFREE |
Mutations in the RecQ helicases BLM and WRN are linked to the cancer-prone disorder Bloom's syndrome and premature aging condition Werner syndrome, respectively.
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23161009 |
2013 |
Werner Syndrome
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0.100 |
Biomarker
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disease |
BEFREE |
The RecQ family of DNA helicases including WRN (Werner syndrome protein) and BLM (Bloom syndrome protein) protects the genome against deleterious changes.
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20159463 |
2010 |
Werner Syndrome
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0.100 |
Biomarker
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disease |
BEFREE |
The structure reveals unique features of BLM HRDC that are distinct from the HRDC domain of Werner syndrome protein.
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20739603 |
2010 |
Werner Syndrome
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0.100 |
GeneticVariation
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We report on a familial case of atypical Werner syndrome (a progeroid syndrome with Werner syndrome phenotype but without typical RECQL2 mutation) presenting with acute ischemic cerebral disease or peripheral artery disease associated with diffuse atherosclerosis, attributable to transmission of a novel LMNA mutation.
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19095983 |
2009 |
Werner Syndrome
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0.100 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
BEFREE |
BLM and WRN are also human RecQ helicases, which are mutated in Bloom and Werner's syndrome, respectively, and associated with chromosomal instability as well as premature aging.
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19567405 |
2009 |
Werner Syndrome
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0.100 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
BEFREE |
We therefore speculated that the WRN gene (encoding RECQL2, a DNA helicase), the germline mutation of which causes the progeroid disorder Werner syndrome, may be associated with breast tumorigenesis.
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17301258 |
2007 |
Werner Syndrome
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0.100 |
GeneticVariation
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disease |
BEFREE |
WRN and BLM genes causing WS and BS, encode proteins that are closely related to the RecQ helicase.
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11840341 |
2002 |
Werner Syndrome
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0.100 |
Biomarker
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BEFREE |
The Werner syndrome gene (WRN) helicase, another member of the RecQ family like BLM, has very recently been found to help mediate homologous recombination.
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12427531 |
2002 |
Werner Syndrome
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0.100 |
Biomarker
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BEFREE |
In humans, defects in three family members are associated with disease conditions: BLM is defective in Bloom's syndrome, WRN in Werner's syndrome and RTS in Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.
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11356154 |
2001 |
Werner Syndrome
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0.100 |
Biomarker
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disease |
BEFREE |
The Bloom syndrome (BS) protein, BLM, is a member of the RecQ DNA helicase family that also includes the Werner syndrome protein, WRN.
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11399766 |
2001 |
Werner Syndrome
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0.100 |
GeneticVariation
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The genes encoding BLM and WRN are mutated in the cancer-prone disorder Bloom's syndrome (BS) and the plogeroid disorder Werner's syndrome (WS), respectively.
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11275547 |
2001 |
Werner Syndrome
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Biomarker
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This suggests that defects in the suppression of rearrangements involving divergent, repeated sequences may underlie the genome instability seen in BLM and WRN patients and in cancer cases associated with defects in these genes.
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11138010 |
2001 |
Werner Syndrome
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0.100 |
Biomarker
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BEFREE |
BLM is found primarily in nuclear domain 10 except during S phase when it colocalizes with the Werner syndrome gene product, WRN, in the nucleolus.
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10779560 |
2000 |
Werner Syndrome
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Biomarker
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BEFREE |
The gene mutated in BS, BLM, encodes a member of the RecQ family of DExH box DNA helicases, which also includes the Werner's syndrome gene product.
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10823897 |
2000 |
Werner Syndrome
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Biomarker
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The SGS1 gene of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes a DNA helicase with homology to the human Bloom's syndrome gene BLM and the Werner's syndrome gene WRN.
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10600744 |
1999 |
Werner Syndrome
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Biomarker
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BLM- and WRN-bearing yeasts provide new useful models to investigate human BS and WS diseases.
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9671747 |
1998 |
Werner Syndrome
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Biomarker
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disease |
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The Saccharomyces cerevisiae SGS1 gene is homologous to Escherichia coli RecQ and the human BLM and WRN proteins that are defective in the cancer-prone disorder Bloom's syndrome and the premature aging disorder Werner's syndrome, respectively.
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8913739 |
1996 |