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The clinical characteristics of Asian patients with classical-type Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Dec 2017
Sato-Kawano Nanae, Takemoto Minoru, Okabe Emiko, Yokote Koutaro, Matsuo Muneaki, Kosaki Rika, Ihara Kenji
Abstract excerpt
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is an extremely rare genetic disorder that shows a characteristic progeria phenotype. We conducted a questionnaire survey of 1173 tertiary hospitals in Japan and reviewed the academic reports, to identify the characteristics of Asian patients with classical HGPS. As a result, four Japanese patients were identified; this was estimated to account for approximately...
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