Evidence for autosomal recessive inheritance of progeria (Hutchinson Gilford)
- 1 November 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Medical Genetics
- Vol. 31 (3) , 483-487
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.1320310302
Abstract
We have studied a boy with progeria (Hutchinson Gilford) born to third cousins. Four other individuals with progeria were born in another consanguineous sibship in the same family. Thus, this disorder can be inherited as an autosomal recessive trait.Keywords
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