Genomic analysis of a novel pathogenic variant in the gene LMNA associated with cardiac laminopathies found in Ecuadorian siblings: A case report. [PDF]
Front Cardiovasc Med, 2023 IntroductionCardiac laminopathies are caused by mutations in the LMNA gene and include a wide range of clinical manifestations involving electrical and mechanical changes in cardiomyocytes.
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Skeletal Muscle Laminopathies: A Review of Clinical and Molecular Features [PDF]
Cells, 2016 LMNA-related disorders are caused by mutations in the LMNA gene, which encodes for the nuclear envelope proteins, lamin A and C, via alternative splicing.
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From loss to gain: role for SUN1 in laminopathies [PDF]
Cell & Bioscience, 2012 Mutations in LMNA encoding lamins A and C are associated with at least 10 different degenerative disorders affecting diverse tissues, collectively called laminopathies.
Liu Baohua, Jin Dong-Yan, Zhou Zhongjun
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Cytokine Profile in Striated Muscle Laminopathies: New Promising Biomarkers for Disease Prediction [PDF]
Cells, 2020 Laminopathies are a wide and heterogeneous group of rare human diseases caused by mutations of the LMNA gene or related nuclear envelope genes. The variety of clinical phenotypes and the wide spectrum of histopathological changes among patients carrying ...
Cristina Cappelletti +20 more
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<i>Drosophila</i> as a Model for Studying the Roles of Lamins in Normal Tissues and Laminopathies. [PDF]
CellsNuclear processes are fundamental to the regulation of cellular, tissue, and organismal function, especially in complex multicellular systems. Central to these processes are lamins and lamin-associated proteins, which contribute to nuclear structure ...
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Severe cardiac valvular calcification in two Chinese brothers with mandibuloacral dysplasia type A: a case report. [PDF]
Front Cardiovasc MedMandibuloacral dysplasia type A (MADA) is a rare progeroid syndrome associated with mutations in the Lamin A/C (LMNA) gene, primarily affecting skeletal, cutaneous, and adipose tissues.
Guo Y, Zhang X, Meng Y, Guo Q, Wang X.
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2018 Laminopathies are a clinically heterogeneous group of disorders caused by mutations in LMNA. The main proteins encoded by LMNA are Lamin A and C, which together with Lamin B1 and B2, form the nuclear lamina: a mesh-like structure located underneath the ...
Heather B. Steele-Stallard +10 more
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The responsive nucleus: morphological signatures of cellular state. [PDF]
NucleusNuclear morphology is increasingly recognized as an integrative indicator of cellular state across diverse physiological and pathological conditions.
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Atypical Progeria Primarily Manifesting as Premature Cardiac Valvular Disease Segregates with LMNA-Gene Variants. [PDF]
J Cardiovasc Dev DisMutations in the LMNA-gene can cause a variety of ‘laminopathies’. These laminopathies are associated with a range of phenotypes, including disorders affecting the adipose tissue, peripheral nerves, the heart, such as dilated cardiomyopathy and ...
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Profibrotic Molecules Are Reduced in CRISPR-Edited Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy Fibroblasts. [PDF]
CellsEmery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is caused by mutations in EMD, LMNA, SYNE1, SYNE2, and other related genes. The disease is characterized by joint contractures, muscle weakening and wasting, and heart conduction defects associated with dilated ...
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