Rare, and fatal. Progeria is a rare and fatal genetic condition that accelerates the aging process. Experts estimate that between 200 and 250 children in the world live with progeria at any one time.

Most children with progeria die from heart disease between the ages of 8 and 21. The Progeria Research Foundation has more on progeria. Progeria: First black child with rare aging disease 14 photos ...

Results of the first-ever clinical drug trial for children with progeria, a rare, fatal "rapid-aging" disease, demonstrate the efficacy of a farnesyltransferase inhibitor (FTI), a drug originally ...

Children with progeria have small fragile bodies and can weigh just a third of a typical child their age. "This is a fantastic first step," says Leslie Gordon, ...

Children with progeria look remarkably similar, despite different ethnic backgrounds: small and bald with oversize heads, eyes that bulge a bit, gnarled hands.

A child with progeria may also have a larger head as compared to his or her body. Other symptoms are thinning of skin, stiffness in the joints, visible veins and a wrinkled or shrunken face.

Progeria: Premature Aging in Children By Robert Daigneault • Published August 28, 2008 • Updated on October 6, 2008 at 6:05 pm • Published August 28, 2008 • Updated on October 6, 2008 at 6 ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The elfin child with the big personality and bright smile calls herself “the first lady” and dreams of the future. But doctors say 12-year-old Ontlametse Phala… ...

In the spring of 2005, families affected by progeria welcomed the news from two studies that uncovered new information about this rare, devastating condition that causes premature aging in children.

Results of the first-ever clinical drug trial for children with Progeria, a rare, fatal "rapid-aging" disease, demonstrate the efficacy of a farnesyltransferase inhibitor (FTI), a drug originally ...

Progeria: First black child with rare aging disease 14 photos. Researchers discovered the culprit gene mutation in 2003 thanks to the Human Genome Product, ...

Jan. 11, 2014— -- The 17-year-old boy who became the face of the progeria, the "Benjamin Button" disease, has died. Sam Berns died Friday from complications of the disease. Progeria is a ...