Signs and Symptoms
Fun Facts
The Basics
Treatment
100
What are the first indicators (that parents notice) that a child has Progeria?
What is 0 to little weight gain and/or abnormal head growth
100
Progeria was the main disease that influenced the making of what movie?
What is The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
100
What is Progeria syndrome also named?
Hutchinson-Gilford
100
How many treatments have been found to cure Progeria?
What is None
200
Alopecia and baldness are a symptom of Progeria? ( True / False)
What is True
200
True or False: Progeria syndrome hereditarily runs in families.
What is False
200
What is the average lifespan of a person diagnosed with Progeria?
What is 13 years old
200
What types of therapy do chidren with Progeria go through to keep them healthy?
What is Physical and Occupational
300
Hip dislocations and cardiovascular problems are frequent in children with Progeria? ( True/ False)
What is True
300
The two doctors that discovered the disease are?
Who is Dr. Jonathan Hutchinson and Dr. Hasting Gilford
300
What is the main cause of death for children with Progeria?
What is Cardiovascular issues
300
What medicine, that is not used for healthy children, is recommended for children with Progeria?
What is Aspirin
400
Around ages 18-24 months, children who suffer from Progeria experience signs and symptoms of normal aging? (True/ False)
What is True
400
How many children, on average, are affect by Progeria in the world?
What is 200-250; only 1 child out of 4 million children has Progeria
400
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), also known as Progeria is what type of genetic disorder.
What is autosomal dominant
400
Why is aspirin is given to progeria patients ?
What is to prevent heart attacks and stroke
500
What was the main use of the farnesyltransferase inhibitors before they were tested in drug trials for Progeria?
What is Used for the treatment of cancer
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