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Preferred term

Progeria  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An abnormal congenital condition, associated with defects in the LAMIN TYPE A gene, which is characterized by premature aging in children, where all the changes of cell senescence occur. It is manifested by premature graying; hair loss; hearing loss (DEAFNESS); cataracts (CATARACT); ARTHRITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; atrophy of subcutaneous fat; skeletal hypoplasia; elevated urinary HYALURONIC ACID; and accelerated ATHEROSCLEROSIS. Many affected individuals develop malignant tumors, especially SARCOMA.

Entry terms

  • Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome
  • Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome
  • Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome

In other languages

  • French

  • HGPS
  • Syndrome de Hutchinson-Gilford

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LGDQZDM4-D

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