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From: Mandibuloacral dysplasia type A-associated progeria caused by homozygous LMNA mutation in a family from Southern China

Figure 3

Patient 2 shows a senile appearance with hyper- or hypo-pigmentation, sclerodermatous changes and thin skin on the lower abdomen, buttocks, elbows and the lower extremities, lipodystrophy of the gluteal region and extremities (A-C); sparse scalp hair with easily visible veins (D); irregular and carious teeth and crowded teeth on the mandible (E,F); severe contractures at the interphalangeal joints and the hands with abnormal posture (G,H), and coarse and thickened skin around the ankles and on the back of feet in symmetry (I). X-ray findings of hand show flexion deformity of fingers of hands and delayed bone age (J). Radiological changes in chest reveal pyriform thorax , absence of right clavicle, and absence of mid-lateral part with thin interior part of left clavicle, and thin posterior parts of the 2nd and 3rd ribs on both sides with disconnection of posterior parts of the 3rd rib on left side and the 2nd and 3rd on the right (K).

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