Posted on 07/22/2010 4:53:43 AM PDT by Cardhu
A toddler in the US is thought to be the youngest person in the world to be diagnosed with a rare and fatal disorder that causes her to age rapidly.
Seven-month-old Zoey Penny has progeria, the condition that means youngsters age seven to ten times faster than normal with most dying by the time they reach their early teens.
Only 65 people in the world are believed to have the disorder.
There is no known cure and the majority of sufferers die from heart problems.
Zoey's parents Ian and Laura noticed something was not right when she was about a month old.
Her skin seemed to tighten and her legs became hard and skinny. They also became aware that the veins on her head were more noticeable.
All are signs that her body was not making enough fat.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
Pray for that family.
How sad.
Doing that now!
Do you know what that gene is responsible for when it works properly?
As an aside, all I know about progeria I learned from watching "Bladerunner." In other words, essentially nothing.
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