progeria

Noun

progeria (countable and uncountable, plural progerias)

1. An extremely rare genetic condition wherein symptoms resembling aspects of aging are manifested at an early age.
   • Hutchinson–Gilford syndrome or progeria (derived from pro, before, and geras, old age) is characterized by premature ageing (Fig. 18.1) and the early onset of age-related symptoms such as joint restriction and cerebral and myocardial infarction. Progeria occurs in about one in eight million people...2004, E. S. Roach, “18: Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome”, in E. Steve Roach, Van S. Miller, editors, Neurocutaneous Disorders, page 150
   • Hutchinson-Gilford progeria is a syndrome commonly characterized by accelerated aging. Children affected by progeria have a life expectancy of approximately 13 years. Progeria results from damage to the LMNA gene that codes for the protein lamin A.2007, Carie Ann Braun, Cindy Miller Anderson, Pathophysiology: Functional Alterations in Human Health, page 436

   Synonyms:

   Benjamin Button disease, Hutchinson-Gilford progeria, Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, Hutchinson–Gilford syndrome