Mutations in STN1 Disrupt Telomere Function (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University Press

Mutations in STN1 Disrupt Telomere Function

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The nucleus (blue) of a fibroblast cell isolated from a Coats plus patient carrying a mutation in the STN1 gene shows DNA damage (green), a hallmark of telomere dysfunction, at some of its telomeres (red).

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Simon et al., 2016

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