Directory of Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome Resources

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Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome is a very rare genetic condition, causing greatly accelerated ageing. There is a genetic test, but, as of May 2013, no cure.

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• Girl, 14, has 100-year-old body

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17474391
  BBC video about Hayley Okines, who ages eight times faster than the average person.

• Hayleys Progeria Page

  http://www.hayleyspage.com/
  Information and photos about a child with the rare genetic disorder Progeria. Including photographs, media articles and links to other Progeria related sites.

• Progeria campaigner Hayley Okines dies aged 17

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-32174131
  The BBC reports that a girl with a rare genetic condition which made her body age eight times faster than normal dies at the age of 17.

• Progeria Research Foundation

  http://www.progeriaresearch.org/
  Seeking treatments and the cure for Progeria and its aging related disorders.

 

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