Hutchinson-gilford progeria syndrome: Clinical and genetical traits

Panminerva Medica

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-135

  Coutinho, H Douglas Melo ^a   Falcão Silva, V Santos ^b   Gonçalves, G Fernandes ^b  

^a University of Region of Cariri   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LETTER; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PROGERIA;

AGING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; PROGERIA;

EID: 72949122990     PISSN: 00310808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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