Progeria in siblings: A rare case report

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 581-582

  Sowmiya, R ^a   Prabhavathy, D ^a   Jayakumar, S ^a  

^a MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Autosomal recessive; progeria; siblings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROGERIA; RARE DISEASE; SIBLING; SYMPTOM;

EID: 81255203593     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.87162     Document Type: Article

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