There are less than three hundred cases of Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome in the world.(Asselin, 2014) The possibility of being born with it is obviously extremely small. Even though the possibility is small, the need to know about it and understand it is great. The people impacted by HGPS are merely children. They are innocent children with their lives cut short. All of this happens because of a small change in their genes.
Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes premature aging. It is caused by a point mutation in the gene, Lamin A. The child has normal emotions and intelligence. It does not impact the brain only the health and appearance.
Progeria causes the child to have the physical characteristics of an old person. The first time it is visible that something is wrong is the age of one- or two-years-old. It mainly affects the cardiovascular system. It not only affects the cardiovascular system but also the skin and appearance. That is why at age ten they look and have the cardiovascular problems of an eighty year old.
When the children are diagnosed they have a number of symptoms that point towards progeria. When they are born there is no sign that they have progeria. They look like normal babies. They start having the appearance of someone with progeria as they get into their first or second birthday. They start to loose all of their hair, including the eyebrows, their veins start sticking out like an elderly person's would. They have ears that have no ear lobes and that stick out a lot."A broad, mildly concave nasal ridge nose, prominent eyes, thin lips and micrognathia (small jaw) with a vertical midline groove in the chin."(Baek, McKenna, Eriksson, 2013) Their teeth grow slowly...
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...The reason she lived so long may be because of that treatment.(Life According to Sam, 2013)
I learned a lot about Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome. I had an idea of what it was before doing my research. It is a genetic disorder that causes premature growth. And it all happens because of one change in the bases. The change of thymine to cytosine. It is amazing how such a small change can impact so much. The thing that I kept in mind as I did my research was that these kids that have progeria are just kids. They could be just normal children if it were not for that change. That is why so many people are working to find a cure for it so they can live a somewhat normal life. I also learned about the importance of finding a cure for genetic disorders, whether they impact someone's life as much as progeria or only impacts a small bit it is still extremely important.
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The main cause of Progeria is a genetic mutation. This disease stems from "a single-nucleotide substitution that leads to aberrant splicing of the LMNA, the gene that encodes for the A-type nuclear lamins."(Kudlow, Kennedy, and Monnat 398) This single-letter misspelling occurs on chromosome 1 of the gene, which codes for lamin A. A point mutation from cytosine to thymine ensues near the end of the LMNA gene, a discovery by the Collins Laboratory. Gly608Gly,the most common mutation, results in "one hundred and fifty nucleotides encoded in exon eleven to be spliced out of the final mRNA and results in a protein that lacks 50 amino acids." (Kudlow, Kennedy, and Monnat 399) Now that the mutation has taken place, the cells begin to synthesize abnormal lamin A proteins known as Progerin. Newly produced Progerin still have the attached farnesyl group engendering the Progerin to connect to the nuclear membrane permanently. Due to thi...
No one should ever just let their self-die if they have the option of living. He also mentioned that if she is a teenage girl probably going through puberty and may already be stressed out from that and the medication she is already taking.
This extremely rare disease is caused by a mutation in the LMNA gene. Normally this gene produces a protein called Lamin A. This protein functions as a structural component in the nuclear envelope, and plays an important role in determining the shape of the nucleus. According to Sarkar, mutations that cause Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome result from the defective Lamin A protein. This alteration creates an unstable nuclear envelope there by damaging the nucleus. Cellular instability leads to the process of premature aging
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome other wise known as “Progeria”, or “HGPS”, is a very rare, and fatal genetic disorder characterized by an appearance of accelerated aging in young children. The rate of aging is accelerated up to seven times that of a normal life span in first 13 years of life. Progeria comes from the Greek word (πρό), “pro” meaning premature and (γῆρας), “gerias” meaning old age. While there are different forms of Progeria, the most sever form of progeria is formally known as Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, which was named after the doctors in England: in 1886 by Dr. Jonathan Hutchinson who described the syndrome, and by Dr. Hastings Gilford who independently discovered it in 1904 (Jameson).
There are many possible reasons why a child may grow slowly, including: hereditary factors (short parents), diseases affecting the kidneys; heart, lungs or intestines; hormone imbalances; severe stress or emotional deprivation; infections in the womb before birth; bone diseases; and genetic or chromosomal abnormalities. The Turner Syndrome (known as Ullrich-Turner Syndrome in Germany) is a congenital disease. A German doctor named Ullrich published his article in 1930. American doctor Henry Turner recognized a pattern of short stature and incomplete sexual maturation in otherwise normal females.
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (Progeria or HGPS) is a rare genetic mutation that is characterised by premature aging. Only 40 cases have been recognized worldwide. It is characterised by medical features that develop in childhood and they resemble some features of accelerated aging. (Eriksson, 2003) The name “Progeria” comes from the Greek and it means “prematurely old.” There are different types of Progeria, but this is the classic type and was named after the doctors who first discovered it.
It is noteworthy to mention that there are numerous diseases associated with rapid ageing and progeria like symptoms. Cockayne, Lison, Werner’s, and Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch Syndromes are amongst these diseases. The shortened term progeria can be used to address any of these disorders but is most often specifically associated with HGPS. This distinct disease was named after Jonathan Hutchinson and Hastings Gilford who each independently described it in 1886 and 1897 respectively. Thankfully, this alarming syndrome is so rare that it only affects about 1 in every 4 million children born.
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Also, they have small heads and a slope forehead. They usually have major structural problems with the brain and they are usually diagnosed after birth. Regularly, the front of the brain doesn’t divide properly (holoprosencephaly). Which causes changes in the face development. The eyes are close set, or the nose or nostrils are underdeveloped. Cleft lips and cleft palate are common with babies with Patau Syndrome. Eye problems are common, and sometimes they have scalp abnormalities (cutis aplasia) which resemble ulcers. They also may have birthmarks that are purplish-red in color. Many babies with Patau Syndrome Have extra toes or fingers (polydactyly). There are many other possible health issues such
...dition, so the doctor thought that this weakness was the reason she died.What really killed her was being put back into the role that was forced and expected of her. When her husband walked in, all of her feminine freedom vanished.
These symptoms usually begin in early infancy around 3 to 5 months. Before this the child appears normal showing no sign of this fatal disease.at the 3-5 age mark the infected infants begin having problems with their development. They might have a delay in their motor skills such as turning/rolling over. Also they might have trouble controlling head movements, and sitting up without support. These infants usually have weak muscle tone which is called hypotonia. “The infants have an unusually large head called macrocephaly, abnormal posture, and intellectual disabilities. Feeding and swallowing difficulties, seizures, and sleep disturbances may also develop.” Basically these babies are surviving on the bare minimum. Children with Canavan disease cannot crawl, walk, sit or talk. They even have reduced visual responces. The life expectancy for people with Canavan disease varies. Most affected children live only into childhood, many not past the age of 10. Canavan disease is found mostly in people of Ashkenazi (German and Eastern European) Jewish ancestry. It is estimated that 1 in 40 Ashkenazi Jews carries the Canavan gene. It is also found in other ethnic
Duane syndrome is a genetic disorder. This is an eye movement disorder. Duane syndrome is congenital, which means you are born with this genetic disorder. The cause of this genetic disorder is when the Lateral Rectus muscle does not work properly and eye muscles to contract when they shouldn’t and other eye muscles not to contract when they should. This happens during the third or eighth week of pregnancy. Although Duane syndrome develops during pregnancy, most are diagnosed at age ten. Only eighty percent of people with this genetic disorder has only one eye affected. It is about sixty percent of Duane syndrome patients are girls and about forty percent boy patients.
...it as long as she could. She did not want to go through treatments. She was found dead in the nurses’ station on the fifth floor of the hospital. She hung herself with an extension cord. The note found in her pocket said, “I hope a cure is on its way for those that are still here.” She left through the chute that I now walk through. Michelle and Shirley became ill shortly after that. They tried the traditional treatments and then the experimental treatments. They were not strong enough to make it, and died while having surgery. I am one of the lucky ones. I am still here. I have seen too much death for one person. I am still glad that I took this job years ago, but as I walk down the hill I know that my life will never be the same. I get into my car and never look back. I hope someday that they make a memorial of this place in honor of lives lost.