Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome: clinical findings in three patients carrying the G608G mutation in LMNA and review of the literature.

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BACKGROUND: Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare premature ageing disorder that belongs to a group of conditions called laminopathies which affect nuclear lamins. Classical and atypical forms of HGPS have been reported and there are clinical overlaps with mandibulo-acral dysplasia and restrictive dermopathy. To date, mutations in two genes, LMNA and ZMPSTE24, have been found in patients with...

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