Progeria‚ also known as Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome‚ is a rare‚ fatal genetic condition causing visible appearances of accelerated aging in children. This affects children and makes them look as if they have aged too quickly as well as other characteristics. But when was the first case of this rare disease discovered? And how did they overcome it? Doctors Jonathan Hutchinson (1828 – 1913) and Hastings Gilford (1861 – 1941) were the very first doctors to discover this disease in 1897
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Progeria‚ otherwise known as Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome is an extremely rare‚ generic childhood disorder with reported incidence of about one in a million. Hutchinson has reported the syndrome in 1886 when he found the first patient with Progeria. In 1904 Gilford described a second case of Progeria‚ thus creating the term to reflect the syndrome ’s senile features. There are only about a hundred reported cases since the disorder has been discovered over a century ago. Currently‚ there are
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the two terms of “guilty but mentally ill” vs “not guilty by reason of insanity” The guilty but mentally ill can get the treatment needed in a mental institution but will need to complete the penalty once the treatment is finished. The not guilty by reason of insanity” gets away without serving any penalty and can commit the same crime again or a worst one if not watch carefully. “Guilty but mentally ill vs Not guilty by reason of insanity” Dina F has pleated “guilty but mentally ill and
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Hutchinson-Gilberg Progeria Syndrome‚ commonly known as Progeria‚ is a genetic mutation‚ or not passed down to children by the parents‚ that affects only about 80 children on the entire Earth. This particular disease is the rarest ever to be found because of its specific effect on the genes of an embryo. Also‚ the word “progeria” was formed for the Greek language to mean‚ “prematurely old”‚ because when a child develops it‚ it will form physical features that resemble a person who is close to death
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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to get guilt tripped by your own father? I never did‚ but unfortunately it happened frequently. The most prominent time that I can recall is when my mom and sister thought he was back on drugs. I was in the 7th grade. I got brought into the situation by my mom. She ask me to go into the bathroom with him‚ as a precaution‚ so he wouldn’t tamper with the drug test. Before he took the test‚ he leaned down towards me and asked “Do you want your dad to stay‚ do you
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Imagine growing old before having the chance to grow up. Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome‚ commonly referred to as progeria‚ is a disease that has this effect on a significant amount of children around the world. Although there are many different forms of progeria‚ Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome is the classic type. The name progeria comes from Greek origin and means “prematurely old”. Those who suffer from this disease take on the effects of early aging. Although their bodies begin to age early
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Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome by Jack Be Nimble Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) is a rare‚ fatal genetic condition that is characterized by premature aging in children. Its name is derived from the Greek and means “prematurely old.” There are different forms of Progeria‚ but we will be looking at the classic form that was named after the doctors who first discovered it‚ Dr. Jonathon Hutchinson in 1886 and Dr. Hastings Gilford in 1897. Progeria is a very rare disease and affects
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for us!” This also transferred into the courtroom; people who could’ve been suspected to do committing a crime‚ who really didn’t‚ but are found guilty because it goes against the beliefs of the higher court. Ann Hutchinson’s trial is a great example of being treated unfairly in a courtroom and also an example of how the court was used during trials. Anne Hutchinson’s trial was an example of how woman should not go above and beyond of a man or church in society‚ the reason being is because
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“Not Guilty” Story assignment ENG3U1 Teacher: Ms Lopes Period: 3 Date: 20th September‚ 2012 North Albion C.I. By: Sehab Shaikh Guilty or not guilty? A person who sacrificed lives of fifteen officers including him and saved five lives‚ should he be condemned? Lieutenant-Commander Oram and his crew of nineteen soldiers are under threat of losing their lives as there submarine has got a blast and they have air only enough for two days in submarine. As an in charge officer it is Oram’s call
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murder. This was called the Boston Massacre a huge turning point in the colonies. Although most people thought the soldiers were guilty I think they aren’t. I will prove from the testimony and eyewitness accounts that the soldiers should not be charged with murder and they acted only in self-defense. Although soldiers fired into the crowd I think they are still not guilty and acted in self- defense according to what Daniel Cornwall said‚ “I think I should of heard him. I directly heard a voice say
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