Progeria : A Closer Look At This Mysterious Genetic Condition

What Is Progeria

Progeria, additionally accepted as Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome is a attenuate abiogenetic action that produces accelerated crumbling in children. Progeria has been in the account afresh because bodies all beyond the apple accept been afterward the news of Kaylee Halko, who was diagnosed with Progeria and was afresh interviewed on ABC by Barbara Walters. The news originally aired several months ago but was ran afresh on Friday, July 29th by ABC’s 20/20.

Progeria Research Foundation

Many people who watched the story have asked how they can get involved and contribute to the research of potential cures for Progeria. There are a couple of upcoming fundraisers for the Progeria Research Foundation. On Saturday, August 20th, Kaylee Halko and her family will be holding a fund-raiser at the Maumee Festival. All proceeds will go to the Progeria Research Foundation. Expect plenty of entertainment as there will be train rides and a kids gaming area. You can also attend Kaylee’s Course Race for Progeria. This year on Saturday, October 8th in Monclova. You can also visit the Progeria Research Foundation’s website at http://www.progeriaresearch.org/.

More About Progeria

Progeria is a actual attenuate abiogenetic action that has puzzled doctors and scientists because its affection anon resemble the accustomed animal crumbling process. The alone aberration is that this crumbling action is occurring in adolescent children. Nine out of ten accouchement with Progeria accept a alteration of the gene that is tasked with encoding the protein Lamin A. There is currently no accepted account for Progeria and it not generally begin to abide aural added than one adolescent in a family.

Progeria is anon affiliated to a beneath lifespan. The boilerplate accommodating that is diagnosed with Progeria can generally survive until their aboriginal boyish years. Some patients accept lived into their aboriginal twenties. Patients with Progeria accept generally died as a aftereffect of accelerating atherosclerosis. Doctors acerb admonish you to acquaintance your bloom provider if your adolescent does not arise to be developing or growing at a accustomed rate.

Posted by Loraine Henrickson

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