Genetics: Defects in the genes encoding for nuclear lamin (such as lamin a and lamin b1) have been implicated in a variety of diseases (laminopathies) such as: -emery-dreifuss muscular dystrophy - a muscle wasting disease -progeria - premature aging -restrictive dermopathy - a disease associated with extremely tight skin and other severe neonatal abnormalities.
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