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XFE Progeroid Syndrome
A progeroid syndrome that is characterized by aged bird-like facies, lack of subcutaneous fat, dwarfism, cachexia and microcephaly and that is caused by homozygous mutation in the ERCC4 gene on chromosome 16p13.
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Overview
A progeroid syndrome that is characterized by aged bird-like facies, lack of subcutaneous fat, dwarfism, cachexia and microcephaly and that is caused by homozygous mutation in the ERCC4 gene on chromosome 16p13.
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