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Cells from Progeria Patients

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Date Posted: February 1, 2006
Cells from Progeria Patients
Caption: Untreated cells from children with the genetic disease progeria (left) compared to similar cells treated with farnesyltransferase inhibitors (FTIs). In the test tube, FTIs reverse the nuclear damage caused by the disease.
Courtesy: Brian C. Capell, NHGRI
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