What disease is this????!
Question: What disease is this!?!?!?!?
so my mom said that there is a disease that babies can be born with and they grow too fast (complete opposite of Down Syndrome) and they eventually lose their hair and get wrinkled and then begin to look like old men and women!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. and they die young!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. what is this called and is it true!?!?!? if it is true it is soooooooooooooooo sad!!!!!! :(
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yah, its progenia, most children with it die around the age of 10 or 11!. for each year theyre age is, their body grows 7 years, so when theyre 10, its like their 70, its pretty sadWww@Answer-Health@Com
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome ("Progeria", or "HGPS") is a rare, fatal genetic condition characterized by an appearance of accelerated aging in children!. Its name is derived from the Greek and means "prematurely old!." While there are different forms of Progeria*, the classic type is Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, which was named after the doctors who first described it in England; in 1886 by Dr!. Jonathan Hutchinson and in 1897 by Dr!. Hastings Gilford!.
HGPS is caused by a mutation in the gene called LMNA (pronounced, lamin - a)!. The LMNA gene produces the Lamin A protein, which is the structural scaffolding that holds the nucleus of a cell together!. Researchers now believe that the defective Lamin A protein makes the nucleus unstable!. That cellular instability appears to lead to the process of premature aging in Progeria!.
Although they are born looking healthy, children with Progeria begin to display many characteristics of accelerated aging at around 18-24 months of age!. Progeria signs include growth failure, loss of body fat and hair, aged-looking skin, stiffness of joints, hip dislocation, generalized atherosclerosis, cardiovascular (heart) disease and stroke!. The children have a remarkably similar appearance, despite differing ethnic background!. Children with Progeria die of atherosclerosis (heart disease) at an average age of thirteen years (with a range of about 8 - 21 years)!.
* Other progeroid syndromes include Werner's syndrome, also known as "adult progeria" which does not have an onset until the late teen years, with a life span into the 40's and 50's!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
HGPS is caused by a mutation in the gene called LMNA (pronounced, lamin - a)!. The LMNA gene produces the Lamin A protein, which is the structural scaffolding that holds the nucleus of a cell together!. Researchers now believe that the defective Lamin A protein makes the nucleus unstable!. That cellular instability appears to lead to the process of premature aging in Progeria!.
Although they are born looking healthy, children with Progeria begin to display many characteristics of accelerated aging at around 18-24 months of age!. Progeria signs include growth failure, loss of body fat and hair, aged-looking skin, stiffness of joints, hip dislocation, generalized atherosclerosis, cardiovascular (heart) disease and stroke!. The children have a remarkably similar appearance, despite differing ethnic background!. Children with Progeria die of atherosclerosis (heart disease) at an average age of thirteen years (with a range of about 8 - 21 years)!.
* Other progeroid syndromes include Werner's syndrome, also known as "adult progeria" which does not have an onset until the late teen years, with a life span into the 40's and 50's!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Weaver syndrome is a congenital genetic syndrome associated with rapid growth beginning in the prenatal period as well as with a specific facial appearance and certain skeletal features!. It has also been referred to as Weaver-Williams syndrome!. It is a real thing, if you're curious theres a movie out there called Jack played by Robin Williams that shows some of the effects of Weaver syndrome!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Yes it is progeria!. They are wonderful people and they would not want you to feel sad for them they would want you to treat them like everyone else!. We had a gathering of these kids with their folks near my home when I was in school and they are really cool people to talk to!. They just hate to be stared at !. Like you would feel if you had a big zit on your nose for all your life and it never went away!. Don't feel sorry for them as much as if you ever get to know someone with the disorder get to know them!. They go through a lot!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It is true there is a disease like this, where they age very very fast and end up dying young
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Werner_synd!.!.!.
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Progeria
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http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Werner_synd!.!.!.
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Progeria
Yes indeed it is so sadWww@Answer-Health@Com
It's called progeria, and it's a genetic disorder that causes some children to age way too fast!. Here's an article:
http://children!.webmd!.com/progeria-hutch!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
http://children!.webmd!.com/progeria-hutch!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Progeria
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That is Progeria it can cause death in the effected person!. usually in their teens from the effects of old age !.Www@Answer-Health@Com