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SUBMITTER: Fujita H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7681047 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fujita Harumi H Sasaki Takashi T Miyamoto Tatsuo T Akutsu Silvia Natsuko SN Sato Showbu S Mori Takehiko T Nakabayashi Kazuhiko K Hata Kenichiro K Suzuki Hisato H Kosaki Kenjiro K Matsuura Shinya S Matsubara Yoichi Y Amagai Masayuki M Kubo Akiharu A
Aging cell 20201023 11
Damage to the genome can accelerate aging. The percentage of aneuploid cells, that is, cells with an abnormal number of chromosomes, increases during aging; however, it is not clear whether increased aneuploidy accelerates aging. Here, we report an individual showing premature aging phenotypes of various organs including early hair loss, atrophic skin, and loss of hematopoietic stem cells; instability of chromosome numbers known as mosaic variegated aneuploidy (MVA); and spindle assembly checkpo ...[more]