progeria

/proh-jeer-ee-uh/US // proʊˈdʒɪər i ə //UK // (prəʊˈdʒɪərɪə) //

早衰症,早老症,早熟症,早衰病

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Pathology.
- : a rare congenital abnormality characterized by premature and rapid aging, the affected individual appearing in childhood as an aged person and having a shortened life span.

Everyone makes some progerin, and the body makes more as it gets older, Kleinman explains, but “children with progeria make a huge amount.”
An estimated 350 to 400 kids across the world have progeria.
Children with progeria end up with higher amounts of a defective protein called progerin, which is similar to lamin A but with an extra piece attached.