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Reversing aging by removing wrinkles inside our cells

Virus-based treatment seeks to smooth cellular wrinkles in livers

29-May-2018

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Fatty liver disease may result from our cells' nuclei getting wrinkly.

Disfiguration of our DNA compartment could cause other unwanted effects of aging.

Genes that are turned off are shoved up against the nuclear membrane.

Aged nuclear membranes become irregular and prevent turning off.

Wrinkling stems from a lack of cellular protein lamin.

Could use viruses to deliver lamin back to cells.

The study was published in the journal Aging Cell.

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Aging Cell

Scientific journal devoted to age related diseases

Irina M. Bochkis

Multidisciplinary researcher applying experimental and computational approaches to metabolic dysfunction.

University of Virginia School of Medicine

Graduate medical school of the University of Virginia.

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