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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome or progeria was first discovered by DeBusk.
- The name to the disease as progeria was given by Hastings Gilford.
- Jonathan Hutchinson previously menton the disease progeria disorder and written about progeria.
- Paterson reported 2 cases of progeria in 2 brothers who parents had consanguineous marriage.
- In 1986, Ogihara et al reported a case in japan who might have progeria and survived till 45 years which is unusually long life span for the disease.
- In 1987, Dyck et al reported a patient who had progeria and underwent coronary artery bypass surgery and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.
- In 1987, De Martinville et al reported 3 cases of neonatal Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome in france.
- In 1990, Parkash et al noticed mandibuloacral dysplasia in a patient who is suffering with progeria.
- In 1990, Fatunde et al reported progeria in 3 out of 6 siblings in a family.
- In 2002, De Paula Rodrigues et al described the involvement of bones and joints in progeria patients.
- In 2006, Hennekam described the phenotypes of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome.
- In 2008, Merideth et al studied 15 patients who are suffering with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome very comprehensively about the features of the disease and well documented.
Famous Cases
The following are a few famous cases of progeria:
- Sam(Life According to Sam): Sam passed away on January 10, 2014. He was 17 years old.
- Meghan Waldron: She is a senior in high school and lives with her family in Massachusetts.
- Megan: She is currently enrolled in the Lonafarnib Trial Extension/Expansion.
- Sammy: Sammy is 23 years old and is from Italy, In 2014 Sammy was featured in an Italian National Geographic Series, Il Viaggio Di Sammy.
- Adalia: She’s from Texas, this 12 year-old is widely known for her fun videos and special relationship with her mom, Natalia – her 14 million Facebook followers are proof of that.
- Brennan: Ten year old boy from New York. In July 2014,Brennen had his first Progeria Clinical Trial visit in Boston.
- Zoey: In July 2013 Zoey began taking lonafarnib as part of the Trial Expansion.
- Beandri: Beandri is 13 years old, and from South Africa.
- Enzo: Enzo is an seven year old boy from Australia.
- Cameron: Cameron is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.