Broccoli Compound Can Moderate Defects In Childhood 'Old Age' Syndrome Progeria

Wednesday, December 31, 2014 - 02:20 in Health & Medicine

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is a genetic condition in children that is characterized by dramatic, rapid appearance of aging. Affected children typically look normal at birth and in early infancy but grow more slowly than other children and develop characteristic facial appearances seen in some elderly people, along with hair loss, aged-looking skin and a loss of fat under the skin - subcutaneous fat. First described in 1886, it occurs in about 1 in 4 million newborns worldwide. read more

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