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progeria

info · Syndrome · ICD-10: E34.8

A progeroid syndrome characterized by extreme short stature, low body weight, early loss of hair, lipodystrophy, scleroderma, decreased joint mobility, osteolysis, and facial features that resemble aged persons that has_material_basis_in mutation in the LMNA g

A progeroid syndrome characterized by extreme short stature, low body weight, early loss of hair, lipodystrophy, scleroderma, decreased joint mobility, osteolysis, and facial features that resemble aged persons that has_material_basis_in mutation in the LMNA gene on chromosome 1q22.

Signs and symptoms

  • Alopecia
  • Angina pectoris
  • Malar flattening
  • Generalized osteoporosis
  • Midface retrusion
  • Premature coronary artery atherosclerosis
  • Absence of subcutaneous fat
  • Myocardial infarction
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Growth delay

Also known as: HGPS; Hutchinson Gilford syndrome; Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome; Hutchinson-Gilford disease