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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Main Authors: Rajat G. Panigrahi, Antarmayee Panigrahi, Poornima Vijayakumar, Priyadarshini Choudhury, Sanat K. Bhuyan, Ruchi Bhuyan, G. Maragathavalli, Abhishek Ranjan Pati
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Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/631378
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-ac63dca6e1e441849c38925d21bea80c2025-02-03T05:47:26ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552013-01-01201310.1155/2013/631378631378Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome: A Rare Genetic DisorderRajat G. Panigrahi0Antarmayee Panigrahi1Poornima Vijayakumar2Priyadarshini Choudhury3Sanat K. Bhuyan4Ruchi Bhuyan5G. Maragathavalli6Abhishek Ranjan Pati7Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Institute of Dental Science, Siksha O Anusandhan University, K8 Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003, IndiaDepartment of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, JSS Dental College, JSS University, Sri Shivarathreeshwara Nagara, Mysore, Karnataka 570 015, IndiaDepartment of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Tamil Nadu Dr. M. G. R. Medical University, Ragas Dental College & Hospital, No. 191 East Coast Road, Uthandi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600096, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751024, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Institute of Dental Science, Siksha O Anusandhan University, K8 Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology, Institute of Dental Science, Siksha O Anusandhan University, K8 Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, No. 162 Poonamalee High Road, Vellapanchavadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600077, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Institute of Dental Science, Siksha O Anusandhan University, K8 Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003, IndiaHutchinson-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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/631378
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Abhishek Ranjan Pati
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome: A Rare Genetic Disorder
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title Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome: A Rare Genetic Disorder
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