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WRN Mutation Update: Mutation Spectrum, Patient Registries, and Translational Prospects
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Werner syndrome (WS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a constellation of adult onset phenotypes consistent with an acceleration of intrinsic biological aging. It is caused by pathogenic variants in the WRN gene, which encodes a multifunctional nuclear protein with exonuclease and helicase activities. WRN protein is thought to be involved in optimization of various aspects of DNA metabolism, including DNA repair, recombination, replication, and transcription. In this update, we summarize a total of 83 different WRN mutations, including eight previously unpublished mutations identified by the International Registry of Werner Syndrome (Seattle, WA) and the Japanese Werner Consortium (Chiba, Japan), as well as 75 mutations already reported in the literature. The Seattle International Registry recruits patients from all over the world to investigate genetic causes of a wide variety of progeroid syndromes in order to contribute to the knowledge of basic mechanisms of human aging. Given the unusually high prevalence of WS patients and heterozygous carriers in Japan, the major goal of the Japanese Consortium is to develop effective therapies and to establish management guidelines for WS patients in Japan and elsewhere. This review will also discuss potential translational approaches to this disorder, including those currently under investigation.
- Subjects :
- congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities
Polymorphism, Genetic
Werner Syndrome Helicase
Geography
Age Factors
nutritional and metabolic diseases
Exons
Web Browser
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Article
Translational Research, Biomedical
Disease Models, Animal
Mice
Phenotype
Gene Frequency
Japan
Databases, Genetic
Mutation
Animals
Humans
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Registries
Werner Syndrome
Genetic Association Studies
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid..........b2505b91f618a8dc116e22e4b829779d