Progeria is a progressive genetic disorder that causes children to age rapidly. Meet a “baby man” Pingping who is 29 years old but still has a posture of a baby.
The genetic mutation occurs randomly and isn’t inherited.
Pingping was reported to be suffering from a genetic illness that hampered his growth.
The baby man Pingping was reported to be having his own family despite his possessing a baby posture.
Progeria, also known as Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome is an extremely rare , progressive genetic disorder that causes children to age rapidly according to Mayo clinic.
When one’s suffering from Progeria, symptoms such as slow growth and hair loss begin to appear in their first two years of life.
A person affected with Progeria will experience developmental problems and will possess a short stature or slow growth. Delayed tooth development or failure of teeth to develop normally is also a sign of Progeria.
The skin tends to wrinkle and become dry as that of an old person.
Children with Progeria generally appear normal at birth but signs and symptoms such as hair loss and slow growth start to appear during their first year or two.
Affected people are reported to die younger but some survive to their early twenties.
The eventual cause of Progeria are mostly heart problems or stroke.
Child with Progeria usually develop severe hardening of the arteries, a condition that causes the walls of the arteries -blood vessels that carry nutrients and oxygen from the heart to the rest of the body- to stiffen and thicken restricting blood flow. This hardening increases the chances of having a heart attack or stroke at an early age.
Progeria doesn’t affect intellectual development and motor skills such as sitting, standing and walking.
The condition is extremely rare affecting around 1 in every 4 million children.
Progeria is incurable but symptoms can be managed.
It is a genetic condition that occurs as a new mutation in the LMNA gene, and is rarely inherited.
Patients rarely live to reproduce.
A substance called “Sulforaphane” in broccoli can help break down Progeria.
For more information, visit the link on Progeria.
