Mitosis Goes Amiss in Children with Deadly Aging Disorder (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

Mitosis Goes Amiss in Children with Deadly Aging Disorder

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Seen through a microscope, these color-enhanced skin cells from progeria patients have been induced to become smooth muscle cells, some with abnormalities such as double nuclei.

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Haoyue Zhang

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