Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome : A Rare Genetic Disorder

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare pediatric genetic syndrome with incidence of one per eight million live births. The disorder is characterised by premature aging, generally leading to death at approximately 13.4 years of age. This is a follow-up study of a 9-year-old male with c...

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Published in:	Case reports in dentistry Vol. 2013; no. 2013; pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors:	Panigrahi, Rajat G., Panigrahi, Antarmayee, Vijayakumar, Poornima, Choudhury, Priyadarshini, Bhuyan, Sanat K., Bhuyan, Ruchi, Maragathavalli, G., Pati, Abhishek Ranjan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01-01-2013 Hindawi Publishing Corporation Hindawi Limited
Subjects:	Case Report
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Summary:	Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare pediatric genetic syndrome with incidence of one per eight million live births. The disorder is characterised by premature aging, generally leading to death at approximately 13.4 years of age. This is a follow-up study of a 9-year-old male with clinical and radiographic features highly suggestive of HGPS and presented here with description of differential diagnosis and dental consideration. This is the first case report of HGPS which showed pectus carinatum structure of chest.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-2 ObjectType-Feature-1 Academic Editors: Y.-K. Chen and M. H. K. Motamedi
ISSN:	2090-6447 2090-6455
DOI:	10.1155/2013/631378