Children who develop deep wrinkles, stunted growth, and rapidly aging bones and blood vessels as early as 1 to 2 years of age may be suffering from Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), a rare ...

The results of a University of Maryland (UMD)-led study could point to new and improved treatment approaches for Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), a rare genetic disorder that causes ...

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), an extremely rare genetic disorder, arises when a silent point mutation in the gene encoding the nuclear envelope protein lamin A, LMNA, leads to abnormal ...

UT Southwestern researchers have discovered a new form of progeria, a rare premature-aging syndrome, in a man from Malaysia and traced its cause to a novel gene mutation. The finding, reported in the ...