Loss of greater than 20 kilobases of DNA from the HPRT gene

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Werner syndrome

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  1. Werner syndrome increases loss of greater than 20 kilobases of DNA from the HPRT gene in human cells (58%).

    “Approximately half (58%) of the deletions in WS cells consisted of the loss of greater than 20 kilobases of DNA from the HPRT gene.”

    Cellsin WS cells

    Mutator phenotype of Werner syndrome is characterized by extensive deletions

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America1 Aug 1989

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