PROGERIA

WHAT IS PROGERIA?

• It's a rare syndrome in children.
• It's where they physically grow old then they are.
• Normally kids with progeria die at a young age.

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• In the background is Sam.
• Sam was diagnosed at 22 months.
• He was one out of 28 kids who did trials.
• He was an inspiration he told others not to be scared.
• Although Sam was trailed he died at the age 17.

HOW DOES PROGERIA OCCUR?

• A mutation in a gene.
• The gene is called LMNA.
• Which causes progerin

WHATS PROGERIN?

• It's when the nucleus is unstable.
• When progerin occurs, progeria happens

WHO DOES PROGERIA EFFECT?

• It effects kids all around the world.
• It effects 1 out of 4-8 million newborns.
• As they know of 250 are in the world today.

HOW IS PROGERIA BEING CURED?

• As of now trials are still being ran.
• Doctors and researchers are looking for the cure.

WHO IS LOOKING?

• The progeria research foundation funds medical research