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Progeria - Glossary

Written by - Dr. Reeja Tharu, M.Phil.,Ph.D

Medically Reviewed by - Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on Apr 19, 2013

Glossary

Syndrome - Set of signs and symptoms associated with a particular disease.

Scleroderma - A severe autoimmune disease.

Published on Nov 22, 2012
Last Updated on Apr 19, 2013

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