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Homozygous LMNA mutation R527C in atypical Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome: evidence for autosomal recessive inheritance.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Aug 2009
Liang Lili, Zhang Huiwen, Gu Xuefan
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AIM: To describe two Chinese siblings of atypical Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), with genetic diagnosis and special clinical manifestation. METHODS: We screened the LMNA gene in four members of a consanguineous family, in which two children were suffering from atypical HGPS. Besides general HGPS features, such as growth retardation and characteristic appearance, special clinical phenotypes including...
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