Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome: a pathologic study.

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Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is an extremely rare condition with features of premature and accelerated aging. The pattern of inheritance if unclear, although both autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant modes have been proposed. The children usually present in late infancy and early childhood with a characteristic phenotype of alopecia; short stature; abnormal skin, teeth, and nails; beaked nose; loss...

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