Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome is an extreme rare genetic disorder that catastrophically influences children in pre-mature aging and dying in their teenagers. So far‚ all drugs used to treat this disease are focusing on reducing complications and extending the life spans of patients‚ but no treatment has been proven to treat this disease directly and effectively. Fortunately‚ the new drug named farnesyltransferase inhibitors appears recently in the research field of Hutchinson–Gilford progeria. My hypothesis
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Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a genetic condition that is characterized by the rapid appearance of aging beginning during the childhood of whomever is affected. Those affected typically look normal at birth‚ but then as they begin to grow the symptoms become more apparent. Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome is an incurable premature aging disease caused by the accumulation of progerin. Progerin is a toxic Lamin A mutant protein and is most often generated by a silent point mutation
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Big Book Outline-Progeria 1. Definition: is an extremely rare genetic disease of childhood characterized by dramatic‚ premature aging. a. History: The name means “prematurely old”. The classic type is Hutchinson-‐Gilford Progeria Syndrome‚ which was named after the doctors who first described it in England: in
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Progeria‚ also known as Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome‚ is a progressive genetic disorder that causes children to age rapidly. Not only is it extremely rare‚ but there is no cure for this chronic condition. This hereditary disease affects the musculoskeletal system and the vasculature system (Mayo Clinic). There are numerous signs and symptoms for this disorder. Within the first year of life‚ the child may be growing slowing. The motor development and intelligence will remain normal at this time though
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“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch‚ a smile‚ a kind word‚ a listening ear‚ an honest compliment‚ or the smallest act of caring‚ all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” (Leo F. Buscaglia) A simple act of kindness can ease one’s fears‚ touch one’s heart‚ and rekindle one’s faith in humanity. Kind behavior is among one of the most significant features a human can possess‚ however‚ as our lives become cluttered with all the burdens of our society‚ it becomes easy to lose
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challenged myself to be better; therefore‚ I believe that the Honors College would be a great challenge to me. Since I am interested in the medical field and especially the pediatric area of study‚ I want to possibly study progeria and the differences in the human genome. Progeria is a rare genetic disorder‚ so rare that only one in four million
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only living black person with the disease known as Progeria. This rare disease is a genetic condition that’s speeds up the aging process. There were only two other black children that were diagnosed with the condition‚ but they died. Ontlametse and a white child are the only Africans diagnosed and they both live in South Africa. They may live there because South Africa has some of the best medical care on the continent. Most children with Progeria die between the ages of 8 and 21‚ usually suffering
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year.I chose to write about fifteen year old Eli Yanakakis’s life a year later. When Tony also known as phil drugged us and flew my siblings and i to my father’s secret island in hawaii we discovered that he might have cured a disease called progeria with Turritopsis nutricula a cousin to the jellyfish.He made a gene gun which had a slight defect .My father was t trying to trap our family again so i threatened to press a button to a controller that look exactly like the one in the compound.
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suffer regardless of their age‚ race‚ or gender‚ they suffer in different ways. Some people have to suffer more than the others‚ which make humans question the dissatisfaction and unfairness of life. Harold Kushner’s son‚ Aaron‚ was diagnosed with progeria in his infancy‚ aging rapidly and dying at an early age (Kushner 452-53). Of all the other babies‚ Aaron was the baby chosen by fate to suffer a deadly illness. The chance of getting this disease is so rare that Kushner’s son’s illness seemed unfair
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Multiple-Choice Questions 1. Chromosomes other than those involved in sex determination are known as a. nucleosomes b. heterosomes c. alleles d. autosomes e. liposomes Section: 11.1 Bloom’s: knowledge Ans: d 2. Sex chromosomes a. determine sex b. vary from one sex to another c. carry some genes that have nothing to do with sex d. were unknown to Mendel e. all of these Section: 11.1 Bloom’s: knowledge Ans: e 3. Which of the following designates a normal human female?
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