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LMNA is mutated in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria (MIM 176670) but not in Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch progeroid syndrome (MIM 264090).
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2003
Cao Henian, Hegele Robert A
Abstract excerpt
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS; MIM 176670) is an extremely rare disease that is characterized by accelerated aging and early death, frequently from coronary artery disease. Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch syndrome (WRS; MIM 264090) is another extremely rare disease that is characterized by progeroid features from birth with multiple somatic anomalies and paucity of subcutaneous fat. Because mutations in...
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