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Clinical trial spurs search for more Progeria children
To coincide with a new Progeria clinical trial, the campaign to locate more children across the globe living with the rare and fatal rapid-ageing condition has begun. The search is timely, as approximately 40 children from around the world travel to Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States over the next few months to take part…
Read MoreIdentifying children living with Progeria
At VIVA! we’ve been busily researching Progeria, also known as the Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, and assisting our GLOBALHealthPR partners in a worldwide search for children diagnosed with the condition. Progeria is a rare and fatal genetic condition that causes rapid ageing in young children. Progeria symptoms include growth failure, loss of body fat and hair,…
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