The main focus of her research is centered on a rare childhood disease called progeria, which causes rapid aging in children. Most children with the disease live only until the age of 14, but Dr.

Tiffany Wedekind, 47, who has the rare Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, says ageing is a "privilege" despite her condition making her age ten times faster than normal. Diagnosed at 31, she has ...

She has an extremely rare condition called progeria, also known as the premature ageing disease. The average life span of a person with progeria is just 14 years. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: ...

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria (HGPS) is a premature ageing syndrome caused by a mutation in LMNA, resulting in a truncated form of lamin A called progerin. Progerin triggers loss of the heterochromatic ...