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Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS)
Journal of Oral Diagnosis, 2016 Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) is an extremely rare genetic condition characterized by premature aging and it’s about one case for every four to eight million people. Children affected usually have premature death due to cardiovascular problems.
Alexandre Simoes Nogueira +6 more
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Craniofacial Abnormalities in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome [PDF]
American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2012 HGPS is a rare syndrome of segmental premature aging. Our goal was to expand the scope of structural bone and soft-tissue craniofacial abnormalities in HGPS through CT or MR imaging. Using The Progeria Research Foundation Medical and Research Database, 98 imaging studies on 25 patients, birth to 14.1 years of age, were comprehensively reviewed.
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Hypoparathyroidism in an Egyptian child with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012 Introduction Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is a rare genetic disorder. It is reported to be present in one in eight million and is characterized by severe growth failure, early loss of hair, lipodystrophy, scleroderma, decreased joint mobility ...
Kalil Kotb, Fargalley Hekma
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The epidemiology of premature aging and associated comorbidities
Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2013 Fabio Coppedè Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy Abstract: Hutchinson–Gilford Progeria Syndrome and Werner syndrome, also known as childhood- and adulthood ...
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Model of human aging: Recent findings on Werner’s and Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndromes
Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2008 Shian-ling Ding1, Chen-Yang Shen2,3,41Department of Nursing, Kang-Ning Junior College of Medical Care and Management, Taipei, Taiwan; 2Institute of Biomedical Sciences, and 3Life Science Library, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan; 4Graduate Institute of ...
Shian-ling Ding, Chen-Yang Shen
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Trends in PediatricsHutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) is a rare genetic condition characterized by premature aging resulting from an autosomal mutation in the LMNA gene.
Nelson Carlos Reis-Filho +6 more
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The Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome
The Journal of Pediatrics, 1972 The Journal of Pediatrics 80 (1972) 697-724.
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Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome: A Rare Genetic Disorder
Case Reports in Dentistry, 2013 Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare pediatric genetic syndrome with incidence of one per eight million live births. The disorder is characterised by premature aging, generally leading to death at approximately 13.4 years of age. This is
Rajat G. Panigrahi +7 more
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Ocular manifestations in the Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2011 The Hutchinson-Gilford progeria (HGP) syndrome is an extremely rare genetic condition characterized by an appearance of accelerated aging in children. The word progeria is derived from the Greek word progeros meaning ′prematurely old′. It is caused by de
Shivcharan L Chandravanshi +3 more
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Cell Reports, 2014 Summary: Advanced age and DNA damage accumulation are prominent risk factors for cancer. The premature aging disorder Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) provides a unique opportunity for studying the interplay between DNA damage and aging ...
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