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Progeroid syndrome with scleroderma-like skin changes associated with homozygous R435C LMNA mutation.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Nov 2009
Madej-Pilarczyk Agnieszka, Rosińska-Borkowska Danuta, Rekawek Joanna, Marchel Michał, Szaluś Ewa, Jabłońska Stefania, Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz Irena
Abstract excerpt
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria is a rare genetic disorder resulting from mutations in the LMNA gene encoding lamin A/C. In addition to the classical phenotype usually caused by the 1824C>T mutation of LMNA, a number of atypical progeroid syndromes have been described. They have some distinct features, such as skeletal deformities or scleroderma-like skin changes. The underlying defect is usually a homozygous...
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