From: Michael M. Butler (mmb@xocolatl.com)
Date: Wed Apr 16 2003 - 20:46:59 MDT
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Researchers Identify Gene for Premature Aging Disorder
A team led by the National Human Genome Research Institute today announced
the discovery of the genetic basis of a disorder that causes the most
dramatic form of premature aging, a finding that promises to shed new light
on the rare disease, as well as on normal human aging. In their study, to
be released online next week in the journal Nature, researchers identified
the genetic mutations responsible for Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome
(HGPS), commonly referred to as progeria. Derived from the Greek word for
old age, "geras," progeria is estimated to affect one in 8 million newborns
worldwide. There currently are no diagnostic tests or treatments for the
progressive, fatal disorder.
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