Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is a rare, fatal, autosomal dominant and premature aging disease, beginning in childhood and characterized by growth reduction, failure to thrive, a typical facial appearance (prominent forehead, protuberant eyes, thin nose with a beaked tip, thin lips, micrognathia and protruding ears) and distinct dermatologic features (generalized alopecia, aged-looking skin, sclerotic and dimpled skin over the abdomen and extremities, prominent cutaneous vasculature, dyspigmentation, nail hypoplasia and loss of subcutaneous fat).

Also known as: progeria, HGPS, Hutchinson-Gilford disease, Hutchinson-Gilford progeria, Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, premature senility syndrome, Hutchinson Gilford progeria syndrome, progeria syndrome, childhood-onset

4 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 3 tagged with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome itself.