Progeria is a rare disease that causes rapid aging in children, who can age eight to nine decades by their teenage years. A recent gene-editing treatment shows promise in curing progeria, offering hope to those affected by the disease. Leslie Gordon's son Sam was diagnosed with progeria as an infant, revealing a lack of research and treatments for the condition. Progeria, first described in the late nineteenth century, afflicts fewer than one in every four million babies, drastically shortening life expectancy and quality of life.
Progeria, a rare disease of rapid aging, affects children, causing them to age eight or nine decades by their teenage years, drastically diminishing their life quality.
Recent advancements in gene-editing treatments of progeria potentially hold the key to curing the disease, offering hope to affected individuals and insights into aging.
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