Progeria+BH

HGPS (Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome) is cuased by a mutation in the gene called LMNA (pronounced lamin-a). LMNA gene produces the LAmin A protein, which is the structural scaffolding that holds the nucleus of a cell together. Researchers now believe that the defective lamin A protein makes the nucleus unstable. That cellular instabiliy appears to lead to the process of premature aging in PRogeria.

although they are born looking healthy, children with progeria begin to display many characteristics of accelerated aging at around 8-24 months of age. (growth failure, loss of body fat and hair, aged looking- skin, stiffness of joints, hip dislocation, generalized atheroscelerosis, cardiovascular disease amd stroke. The children have a similiar appearance, despite different ethnic backgrounds. (children with progeria die from heart disease at and average age of 13. (with a range of 8-21 years.)

What is Progeria? a rare fatal genetic condition characterzed by premature aging in children.

How common is Progeria? 1 in every 4-8 million newborns.

(effects both races, and sexes equally) IN the past 15 years Children with Progeria have been reported all over the world. lageria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Cuba, England, France, Germany, Israel, Itlay, Mexico, The Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rco, SouthAfrica, South America, South Koream Switz., Turkey, the U.S., Venezuela, Vietnam, Yugoslavia

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