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progeria

(Science: syndrome) Accelerated aging syndrome in which most of the characteristic stages of human senescence are compressed into less than a decade. Defect probably in dNA repair.


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... * Optic Atrophy * Osteogenesis Imperfecta * Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome * Phenylketonuria (PKU) * Polycystic Kidney Disease * Prader-Willi Syndrome * Progeria * Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum * Ptosis * Rentinitis Pigmentosa * Scheie Syndrome * Schizophrenia * Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) * Sickle ...

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by gamila
Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:16 am
 
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... in oligogenic Bardet-Biedl syndrome. Nature. 2006 Jan 19;439(7074):326-30. Epub 2005 Dec 4 Another intriguing syndrome is Hutchinson-Gilford progeria. Scaffidi P, Misteli T. Lamin A-dependent nuclear defects in human aging. Science. 2006 May 19;312(5776):1059-63. Epub 2006 Apr 27. Scaffidi ...

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by jonmoulton
Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:36 pm
 
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You might be interested in looking into the lamin A gene which, when mutated, can cause the premature aging disease called progeria. Here are some places to start. Scaffidi P, Misteli T. Lamin A-dependent nuclear defects in human aging. Science. 2006 May 19;312(5776):1059-63. Epub 2006 ...

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by jonmoulton
Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:29 pm
 
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Re: Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

... Epub 2006 Apr 27. Scaffidi P, Misteli T. Reversal of the cellular phenotype in the premature aging disease Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome. Nat Med. 2005 Apr;11(4):440-5. Epub 2005 Mar 6.

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by jonmoulton
Wed May 21, 2008 8:39 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome
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Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

Can anyone help me out where i can find latest news or developments on HGPS ????

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by Rukesh
Tue May 13, 2008 7:44 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome
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