Progeria is a condition which causes the body to experience the process of aging at a much faster rate than usual. The very name‚ with Greek roots‚ means “prematurely old”. The most common form of Progeria is Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria‚ though several other variations‚ called progeroid diseases‚ also occur (4). The disease is so rare that as of September 2016‚ only 139 children were known to be living with Progeria (1). When a baby is born with Progeria‚ it is unlikely that anyone would suspect
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doctor eventually diagnosed Allie with Progeria. Her parents had no clue what this rare disease was. Progeria is a fatal disease that steals the youth of children; therefore‚ research needs to be done to find treatments‚ and possibly a cure‚ to prolong the life of these precious children. Progeria’s name is derived from Greek and means “prematurely old” (Gordon 1). This disease is not contagious‚ and it is not usually genetic (“Progeria Handbook” 1). Progeria is caused by the genetic mutation
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million children face this problem. The disease is called Progeria (also known as Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome.) Progeria is a very rare terminal condition. Progeria‚ affects both males and females of all ethnic backgrounds. The term Progeria comes from the Greeks and it means "prematurely old". In the following paragraphs I will be discussing symptoms of Progeria‚ treatments‚ and other facts about this rare but serious disease. Progeria is named after Jonathan Hutchinson‚ who first described
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Progeria is known as Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS). Progeria is a mutation that occurs within your genes. This disorder is extremely rare but fatal. In the gene Lamin A is the mutated protein gene. LMNA is responsible for giving instructions to make the protein Lamin A within the cell. This protein‚ Lamin A‚ is necessary for holding the center of a cell together‚ known as the nucleus (Progeria Research Foundation). The failure of LMNA results in making all the cells destabilized. The
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Progeria Displays a Remarkable Life for Sam Berns By: Bailey Chaffin A truly inspirational and remarkable 17 year old boy‚ stole the spotlight on Fri.‚ Jan. 10th as his family watched him happily live his last few hours before he passed. Sam was born with an extremely rare disease called Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome or “HGPS”. It is a fatal genetic condition characterized by an appearance of augmented aging in children. Progeria affects approximately one in four to eight million newborns
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Progeria disease affecting children and their parents Never assume that a person with wrinkled skin is an old person without knowing the truth. In 1886 a rare disease called Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome better known as Progeria was identified. A gene called “lamin A” causes this uncanny disease (Popular Environmental Graffiti). Today 1 out of 8 billion babies are approximately born with this disease (Progeria Research Foundation). This disease was known to affect children and parents
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newborns born in the world will develop Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria. Even though this disease is strikingly uncommon‚ it still effects children and death cannot be given. Progeria is a genetic disorder that affects children starting at a very young age. Because Progeria affects so much of the body‚ has many symptoms‚ and there are not many treatments for it‚ more people need to be educated on this frightening disease. Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria influences the cells and many body systems. Many body
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Progeria Progeria‚ also known as Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome (HGPS)‚ is a rare disease that causes children to age eight times faster than they are supposed to. Progeria was named after Jonathan Hutchinson who first discovered it while living in England‚ and Hastings Gilford‚ who was the first to refer to the disease as Progeria in 1886. The name Progeria is derived from Greek and means "prematurely old". Progeria is commonly referred to as an "early aging disease‚” and fortunately an extremely
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Progeria 2014 Progeria Submitted To: Ms. Sasmita Swain Submitted by: Aiswarya Mishra BASS 2nd year Roll no 4 Tata Institute of Social Sciences 1 Progeria 2014 Content Introduction 3 Rationale 4 Objective 5 What is progeria 6 Causes 6 Symptoms 8 Treatment 9 Mental condition of children suffering from progeria 11 Mental condition of the family of the patient 11 Some progeria patients 12 Case study 13 Discussion
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