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Baby Suffers From Rare 'Aging' Disease

(AP) -- If he's lucky, Zach Pickard will live past the age of 13. Zach, now 13 months old, suffers from Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, a disease that accelerates the aging process when the child is 18-24 months old.



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Posted by Mike Mariani MD, FAAP 03/18/08 11:58
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Interesting, while perhaps less relevant to people in general than they seem to suggest
 

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