progeria
noun
pro·ge·ria
prō-ˈjir-ē-ə 
: a rare genetic disorder of childhood marked by slowed physical growth and characteristic signs (such as baldness, wrinkled skin, and atherosclerosis) of rapid aging with death usually occurring around puberty
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Zokinvy halts the rapid aging associated with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome.
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WIRED, 4 Sep. 2023
Consider supporting patients with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria by donating or volunteering with the Progeria Research Foundation.
—Laken Brooks, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022
At age 3, just hours after the birth of the Kushners’ daughter, Aaron was diagnosed with a rare disease, progeria, in which the body ages rapidly.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
In a cellular context, a single-letter misspelling in a specific position in a person’s DNA – for example, from a C to a T – can mean the difference between a healthy individual and an individual with progeria, a rare genetic disease that causes children to age rapidly.
—David Liu, The Conversation, 19 Apr. 2023
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WIRED, 4 Sep. 2023
Consider supporting patients with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria by donating or volunteering with the Progeria Research Foundation.
—Laken Brooks, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022
At age 3, just hours after the birth of the Kushners’ daughter, Aaron was diagnosed with a rare disease, progeria, in which the body ages rapidly.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
In a cellular context, a single-letter misspelling in a specific position in a person’s DNA – for example, from a C to a T – can mean the difference between a healthy individual and an individual with progeria, a rare genetic disease that causes children to age rapidly.
—David Liu, The Conversation, 19 Apr. 2023
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progeria
noun
pro·ge·ria
prō-ˈjir-ē-ə
: a rare genetic disorder of childhood marked by slowed physical growth and characteristic signs (as baldness, wrinkled skin, and atherosclerosis) of rapid aging with death usually occurring during puberty
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