Papers Progeria Syndrome (HGPS.net) "Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome is an extremely rare genetic disease that accelerates the aging process to about seven times the normal rate. Because of this accelerated aging, a child of ten years will have similar respiratory, cardiovascular, and arthritic conditions that a 70-year-old would have." 07-06 Progeria Syndrome Diagnosis (NIH) "Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is a genetic condition characterized by the dramatic, rapid appearance of aging beginning in childhood. Affected children typically look normal at birth and in early infancy, but then grow more slowly than other children and develop a characteristic facial appearance, hair loss (alopecia), aged-looking skin, and severe hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis)." 07-06 Progeria Syndrome Diagnosis (WebMD.com) Synonyms for Progeria Syndrome are:  * HGPS  * Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome  * Premature Aging Syndrome  * Progeria of Childhood  * Progeria  * Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome 07-06

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