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Progeria

Progeria. By. Gabriel Hrecznyj. progeria. Is rapid aging from childhood. symptoms. Early symptoms of progeria are easily identified when the person is and infant. The toddler will seem to age very quickly and his sking will become tight around his body.

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Progeria

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  1. Progeria By. Gabriel Hrecznyj

  2. progeria • Is rapid aging from childhood.

  3. symptoms • Early symptoms of progeria are easily identified when the person is and infant. The toddler will seem to age very quickly and his sking will become tight around his body. • His head will be larger in proportion to his body and the skin on his face will be wrinkled.

  4. causes • The main cause of progeria is a genetic mutation.

  5. treatments • There have been no treatment that’s have proven to work on this rare genetic disorder. Most treatment are there to deals with heart and liver problems. A hormone treatment has been proposed, but the most effective treatment is a high calorie diet.

  6. Governtment regulations

  7. Sources • http://healthtools.aarp.org/adamcontent/progeria?CMP=KNC-360i-YAHOOBING-HEA&HBX_PK=progeria&utm_source=YAHOOBING&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=progeria&utm_campaign=M_Diseases%2Band%2BConditions&360cid=SI_194861313_320874028_1 • http://www.progeriaresearch.org/ • http://www.genome.gov/11007255

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