Endocrinology · Endocrinology / Pediatric endocrinology
Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome
also: HGPS
Premature aging syndrome with severe atherosclerosis in childhood.
- Specialty
- Endocrinology
- Subspecialty
- Endocrinology / Pediatric endocrinology
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected equally; Children: yes, onset by 2 years
- Gene(s) involved
- LMNA
- Alternative names & eponyms
- HGPS
Etiology & mechanism
Progerin accumulation from LMNA c.1824C>T splice variant.
Gene(s) involved (1)
Symptoms & signs (10)
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