Tag: progeria
Sammy Basso, oldest progeria patient, died at 28, well beyond medical predictions
News Published on 07/10/2024 at 4:22 p.m. updated on 07/10/2024 at 4:22 p.m. Reading 2 min. Suffering from progeria, or Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome, the Italian Sammy Basso had long passed the…
Progeria: causes, what life expectancy?
Progeria significantly reduces life expectancy. Summary Progeria is a disease responsible for accelerated aging; it is also called “Benjamin Button syndrome”. “Progeria affects 1 in 20 million children” informs us…
What is Progeria (premature aging disease) and what causes it? Is there a treatment for Progeria disease?
Progeria is most often caused by a mutation in the LMNA gene. The LMNA gene is responsible for the production of lamin A protein, one of the structural components of…