Health is Wealth - Progeria a.k.a. Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome (HGPS)

PROGERIA

Progeria is a disease that produces rapid aging, beginning in childhood.

Causes

Progeria is a rare condition that is remarkable because its symptoms strongly resemble normal human aging, but occur in young children.

It is caused by..

>a mutation on the gene that encodes the protein lamin A.

>usually occurs without cause.

SYMPTOMS

Growth failure during the first year of life
Narrow, shrunken or wrinkled face
Baldness
Loss of eyebrows and eyelashes
Short stature
Large head for size of face
Open soft spot (fontanelle)
Small jaw
Dry, scaly, thin skin
Limited Range Of motion
Teeth - delayed or absent formation

*there is no cure for this disease