Progeria: A rare fatal genetic disorder characterized by extremely premature aging. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Progeria is available below.
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Visit our research pages for current research about Progeria treatments.
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Progeria include:
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Changes in the organism associated with senescence, occurring at an accelerated rate. - (Source - Diseases Database)
A rare abnormality marked by premature aging (gray hair and wrinkled skin and stooped posture) in a child - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Progeria is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Progeria, or a subtype of Progeria,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Progeria as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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