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dtl_progeria_info.sPubDate = "6/28/2006 12:36:48 AM GMT";
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dtl_progeria_info.appHeader = "fact file|Progeria";
dtl_progeria_info.appFooter = "Source: <a href=http://www.ProgeriaResearch.org/>Progeria Research Foundation";
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dtl_progeria_info[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>What is Progeria?<br>Progeria, also known as Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) is a rare, fatal genetic condition characterized by an appearance of accelerated aging in children.";

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dtl_progeria_info[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Although they are born looking healthy, children with Progeria begin to display many characteristics of accelerated aging at around 18-24 months of age.";

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dtl_progeria_info[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Progeria signs include growth failure, loss of body fat and hair, aged-looking skin, stiffness of joints, hip dislocation, generalized atherosclerosis, cardiovascular (heart) disease and stroke. The children have a remarkably similar appearance, despite differing ethnic background. ";

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dtl_progeria_info[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Children with Progeria are genetically predisposed to premature, progressive heart disease. Death occurs almost exclusively due to widespread heart disease. As with any person suffering from heart disease, the common events for Progeria children are high blood pressure, strokes, angina, enlarged heart, and heart failure-- all conditions associated with aging. ";

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dtl_progeria_info[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>There are 14 known cases of progeria in the United States, and 42 known cases worldwide";

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