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Progeria
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Genetic disorder that causes early aging
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Progeria (also Hutchinson–Gilford syndrome or Hutchinson–Gilford progeroid syndrome; HGPS) is a type of progeroid syndrome. A single gene mutation is responsible for causing progeria. The affected gene, known as lamin A (LMNA), makes a protein necessary for holding the cell nucleus together. When this gene mutates, an abnormal form of lamin A...

Instance of
developmental defect during embryogenesis
Rare disease
class of disease
Subclass of
autosomal dominant disease
Disease
Syndrome
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