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Friday, December 08, 2023
The Progeria Research Foundation. For the Children. For the Cure.
Peabody, MA: The Progeria Research Foundation – a local charity that is transforming an ultra-rare disease from total obscurity to global awareness and an FDA-approved treatment, and onward toward the cure!Progeria is an ultra-rare, fatal, genetic, “rapid- aging” disease. Without treatment, children with Progeria die of heart disease at an average age of 14 ½ years. Children and young adults with Progeria share a unique and similar appearance. Initial signs include skin tightening and growth failure. Other