Two of the best characterized progeroid syndromes are Werner syndrome and Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS). The genes targeted for mutation in these diseases (WRN and LMNA ...

The disease stems from a mutation in the LMNA (lamin A) gene, which produces a protein that helps to keep cells healthy. To ...

Angiopoietin-2: A breakthrough protein could rescue lives in patients with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS).

A new University of Maryland-led discovery could spur the development of new and improved treatments for Hutchinson-Gilford ...

The disease stems from a mutation in the LMNA(lamin A) gene, which produces a protein that helps to keep cells healthy. To better understand how progeria causes cardiovascular complications ...

The disease stems from a mutation in the LMNA (lamin A) gene, which produces a protein that helps to keep cells healthy. To better understand how progeria causes cardiovascular complications, the ...

Beyond progeria, insights gained from this research ... HGPS is a rare premature aging disorder in children caused by a point mutation in the lamin A gene, LMNA, which in its normal form produces ...

The disease stems from a mutation in the LMNA (lamin A) gene, which produces a protein that helps to keep cells healthy. To better understand how progeria causes cardiovascular complications ...

By Trip Gabriel Sammy Basso, an advocate for research into progeria, an ultrarare fatal disease that causes rapid aging in children, who was known for living with gusto and humor with the ...

The diagnosis of progeria, premature ageing, came when he was two. The cause was a mutation in a single gene, which led to a build-up of a toxic protein in the nucleii of cells. There was nothing ...

Progeria, also known as Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome, is caused by a single gene mutation. There are only 130 recognized cases worldwide, of which four are in Italy. It can cause a wide array of ...