Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome-Current Status and Prospects for Gene Therapy Treatment.

ABSTRACT: Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is one of the most severe disorders among laminopathies-a heterogeneous group of genetic diseases with a molecular background based on mutations in the LMNA gene and genes coding for interacting proteins. HGPS is characterized by the presence of aging-associated symptoms, including lack of subcutaneous fat, alopecia, swollen veins, growth retardation, age spots, joint contractures, osteoporosis, cardiovascular pathology, and death due to heart attacks and strokes in childhood. LMNA codes for two major, alternatively spliced transcripts, give rise to lamin A and lamin C proteins. Mutations in the LMNA gene alone, depending on the nature and location, may result in the expression of abnormal protein or loss of protein expression and cause at least

SUBMITTER: Piekarowicz K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6406247 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature