PROGERIA

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BODY

• It affects the heart
• Progeria ages the individual quickly at their early age
• It mostly affects the whole body

ALL AFFECTS ON THE BODY

• Extreme loss of any hair.
• Aged skin.
• Failure to gain any weight.

CAUSES OF THIS DISEASE

• A single gene mutation mostly cause it, a gene known as lamin.
• It is also a triggered mutation
• It is not inherited by parents, or family members. It's an extremely rare condition

HOW IS PROGERIA INHERITED

• It's not inherited its a mutation but no progeria is not sex linked.
• Chromosome LMNA gene
• Progeria is a dominant gene

HOW IS THE DISORDER TREATED

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