In 2003, a group of researchers led by Nicolas Lévy and Francis S. Collins discovered that HGPS is an autosomal dominant disease that results from a de novo mutation in the LMNA gene. The LMNA gene ...

(CBS News) The first experimental drug for the treatment of progeria has brought hope for the families and people affected by the accelerated aging disease. Progeria patients who used a farnesyl ...

Starring Amitabh Bachchan as a 12-year-old child suffering from Progeria ‘Paa’ ignited a much-needed conversation about the ...

TOLEDO, Ohio The odds are unbelievable. With only 18 cases in the U.S. and 80 known cases in the entire world, that 80th case is a Whitehouse one-year-old who lives not quite a stone's throw from ...

JOHANNESBURG - The elfin child with the big personality and bright smile calls herself "the first lady" and dreams of the future. But doctors say 12-year-old Ontlametse Phalatse has only, perhaps, ...

Fleur Tobutt was a lot like every other two-year old. She was cute, curious and full of life, but something set her apart from the typical toddler: Fleur had a fatal disease, and her life was destined ...

Adalia Rose Williams, a 15-year-old YouTuber who was born with a rare genetic disorder called progeria, has died, her family have confirmed. In a statement posted to Facebook and Instagram, the family ...

Take a look at yourself. Are you a very old baby or a baby-like old person? Uh oh. Your biological clock is moving backward. What would your body look like at different stages of life? How could it ...

Hayley Okines, a teenage girl who became an inspiring advocate for those suffering from the rare, premature aging disease Progeria, has died at the age of 17. "The world is waking up to the loss of ...

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TOLEDO, Ohio The odds are unbelievable. With only 18 cases in the U.S. and 80 known cases in the entire world, that 80th case is a Whitehouse one-year-old who lives not quite a stone's throw from ...