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Description and Symptoms of Progeria
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Tags: Progeria, prematurely old, accelerated aging diseases, accelerated aging, geras, Symptoms
Progeria narrowly refers to Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome, but the term is also used more generally to describe any of the so-called "accelerated aging diseases". The word progeria is derived from the Greek for "prematurely old".
| | Symptoms generally begin appearing around 18-24 months of age. The condition is distinguished by limited growth, alopecia and a characteristic appearance with small face and jaw and pinched nose. |
| | Later the condition causes wrinkled skin, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular problems. |
| | Mental development is not affected. |
| | Individuals with the condition rarely live more than 16 years; the longest recorded life-span was 29 years. |
| | The development of symptoms is comparable to aging at a rate six to eight times faster than normal, although certain age-related conditions do not occur. |
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