Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome. HGPS is a childhood disorder caused by mutations in one of the major architectural proteins of the cell nucleus. In HGPS patients, the cell nucleus has ...
The US teenager was diagnosed with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria, also known as Benjamin Button disease, when she was three months old. It's a rare fatal condition which causes problems with growth ...
Sammy Basso, who has died aged 28, was born with progeria, an extremely rare genetic disorder which causes sufferers to age rapidly and appear older than they are; refusing to give in to despair ...