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Progeria

Progeria . By: Kimberleigh Cox . Intro to Progeria . This genetic disorder is as rare as it is sever. The classic form of the disease, called Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria, causes accelerated most children die of age related diseases at the age of 13 that have Progeria

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Progeria

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  1. Progeria By: Kimberleigh Cox

  2. Intro to Progeria • This genetic disorder is as rare as it is sever. The classic form of the disease, called Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria, causes accelerated • most children die of age related diseases at the age of 13 that have Progeria • But some can live to 20 years old, death usually is by heart attack or stroke

  3. Causes • Progeria effects as few as one per eight million live births • the disease is caused by a mutation in the LMNA gene, a protein that provides support to the cell include rigid (sclerotic) skin, full body baldness (alopecia), bone abnormalities, growth impairment, and a characteristic “sculptured” nasal tips

  4. Facts • Another name for Progeria is HGPS • It is a rare fatal genetic condition • Its name derived from Greek and means “prematurely old” why there are different types of progeria

  5. Other types if Progeria • Werner’s syndrome: also known as “adult Progeria” which doesn’t onset until the late teen years, with a lifespan into the 40’s and 50’s

  6. Signs of progeria • There are an estimated 200-250 children living with Progeria • Children look healthy through when born • They with in the first year of life there are tell-tell signs

  7. Websites • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2057635/Liver-drug-slow-rapid-ageing-children-progeria.html • http://www.progeriaresearch.org/progeria_101.html#_ftn1 • http://io9.com/10-unusual-genetic-mutations-in-human-470843733

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