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Autosomal recessive progeroid syndrome due to homozygosity for a TOMM7 variant.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Dec 2022
Garg Abhimanyu, Keng Wee-Teik, Chen Zhenkang, Sathe Adwait Amod, Xing Chao, Kailasam Pavithira Devi, Shao Yanqiu, Lesner Nicholas P, Llamas Claire B, Agarwal Anil K, Mishra Prashant
Abstract excerpt
Multiple genetic loci have been reported for progeroid syndromes. However, the molecular defects in some extremely rare forms of progeria have yet to be elucidated. Here, we report a 21-year-old man of Chinese ancestry who has an autosomal recessive form of progeria, characterized by severe dwarfism, mandibular hypoplasia, hyperopia, and partial lipodystrophy. Analyses of exome sequencing data from the entire...
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