Progeria
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Progeria (also known as "Hutchinson–Gilford Progeria Syndrome", "Hutchinson–Gilford syndrome", and "Progeria syndrome") is an extremely rare genetic disease wherein symptoms resembling aspects of aging are manifested at an early age. The word progeria comes from the Greek words "pro" (πρό), meaning "before", and "géras" (γῆρας), meaning "old age". The disorder has very low incidences and occurs in an estimated 1 per 8 million live births. Those born with progeria typically live to their mid teens and early twenties. It is a genetic condition that occurs as a new mutation,and is rarely inherited. Although the term progeria applies strictly speaking to all diseases characterized by premature aging symptoms, and is often used as such, it is often applied specifically in reference to Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS).
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| Progeria : Aging starts in childhood Progeria : Aging starts in childhood medchrome.com/major/paediatrics/progeria/ - Web |
| Progeria Research Foundation Progeria Research Foundation www.progeriaresearch.org - Web |
| Progeria News and Media Collection Progeria News and Media Collection www.progeria.ca - Web |
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| GeneReview/NIH/UW entry on Hutchinson-Gilford Prog... GeneReview/NIH/UW entry on Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=gene&part=hgps - Web |
| Segmental progeria Segmental progeria www.benbest.com/lifeext/aging.html#progeria - Web |
| "A Time to Live" "A Time to Live" www.seattlepi.com/specials/seth/190908_progeriamain.asp - Web |
| "ABC 20/20 special news program about Progeria, wi... "ABC 20/20 special news program about Progeria, with Barbara Walters" abcnews.go.com/.../story?id=11586041 - Web |
