Article
[Hutchinson-Gilford progeria. A rare case of neonatal occurrence].
La Pediatria medica e chirurgica : Medical and surgical pediatrics - 1 Jan 2000
Zucchini A, Bonfiglioli G, Masignà Ricciardi M G
Abstract excerpt
A case of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is described in which phenotypic and metabolic symptoms were already evident at birth. Both under a clinical and autopsy point of view an early old age of organs and apparatuses was apparent, posing the problem of the reason why an early old aging occurs. The authors mention literature in favour of a genetic control of cellular aging and make the assumption that the...
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