Table 1

 Clinical features of early onset progeroid syndromes

RDClassical HGPSAtypical HGPS6MAD type A (OMIM 248370)MAD type B (OMIM 608612)Patient FT
*Two cases of lethal neonatal MAD have been reported.21,22
†At least one additional mutation, in the same or a second gene, is likely to be required.
m, months; HGPS, Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome; MAD, mandibuloacral dysplasia; NR, not reported; RD, restrictive dermopathy; y, years.
InheritanceADAD, sporadicARARARAR
LMNA mutationIVS11+1G→A c.1824C→T (G608G)G608G G608SK542NR527HNR
ZMPSTE24 mutationc.1085_1086insT†NRNRNRc.1085_1086insT W340Rc.1085_1086insT N265S
Presentation3rd trimester/congenital6 m–2 y18 m–2 y4 y*2 y*10 weeks
Average life spanWeeks13 y10–16 y3rd decade or later3rd decade or later2.75years
Growth retardationIntrauterine6 m–1 y+4–5 y2 yInfancy
Joint contracturesIntrauterineFrom infancyFrom childhoodFrom childhoodFrom childhoodNeonatal
Skin abnormalitiesIntrauterine, generalised taut, thin skinFrom infancy, sclerodermoid changes, atrophic changesAtrophic, sclerodermoid changes, mottled pigmentationAtrophic, hyperpigmentationAtrophic, hyperpigmentationNeonatal, sclerodermoid, indurated over trunk+lower limbs, oedema
LipodystrophyGeneralisedGeneralisedPartial (extremities)GeneralisedLower limbs
Alopecia+From childhoodFrom childhoodFrom childhoodFrom childhood
OsteolysisFrom infancy+ChildhoodChildhoodPresent at 10 weeks
Insulin resistance+++
Dyslipidaemia+++Mild
Atherosclerosis+NRNRNRPossible transient ischaemic attack
Facial featuresPinched nose, small “O” shaped mouth, micrognathiaProminent veins, “glyphic” nose, micrognathia, sparse eyebrowsPinched nose, sparse eyebrows and lashes, prominent eyes, micrognathiaBeaked nose, micrognathia, pinched faceBeaked nose, micrognathia, pinched faceProminent scalp veins, “glyphic nose”, micrognathia
Skeletal featuresLarge fontanelle, thin, dysplastic clavicles, reduced bone density, overtubulated long bonesDelayed closure of cranial sutures, wormian bones, osteolysis of distal phalanges and clavicles, osteoporosis, pyriform thorax, coxa valgaDelayed closure of cranial sutures, clavicular hypoplasia, acro-osteolysisDelayed closure of cranial sutures, clavicular hypoplasia, osteolysis of distal phalanges, mandible and claviclesDelayed closure of cranial sutures, clavicular hypoplasia, osteolysis of distal phalanges, mandible and clavicles, Calcified nodules on digitsThin skull, wormian bones, osteolysis of distal phalanges and clavicles, fractures, lytic areas in tibia, humerus+cervical spine
OtherPolyhydramnios, premature rupture of membranes, pulmonary hypoplasiaHorse-riding stance, absent sexual maturation, delayed dentitionAbsent/impaired sexual maturation, crowded teethPremature loss of dentitionPremature loss of dentition, delayed sexual maturation Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, collapsing variant