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Progeria
Mahtab Abedi
Medical student at birjand university
2015,March
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• Progeria (HGPS), also known as
Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome,
is an extremely rare
• progressive genetic disorder that
causes children to age rapidly
What is progeria ?
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beginning in their first two years of life
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Signs & symptoms
Slowed growth , below average height & weight
Hardening & thightenning of skin
Narrowed face Delayed & abnormal tooth formation
Head disproportionality large for face Some hearing loss
Prominent eyes Lose of fat under the skin & loss of muscle mass
Hair loss, including eyelash & eyebrow Fragile bones
Visible veins Stiff joints
Physicalissues
Healthissues
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Most children with progeria die of complications related to atherosclerosis, including:
cardiovascular problems cerebrovascular problems
heart attack stroke
Other health problems frequently associated with aging — such as arthritis, nearsightedness and increased cancer risk — do not develop as part of the course of progeria
blood vesseles that
supply
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LMNA is not expressed by the brain cells, so the gene mutation does not affect the brain
Children with Progeria are intelligent and full of energy just like other kids their age.
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Epidemiology and History of Progeria
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Until …..23 October 1996
Dr. Scott BernsDr. Leslie Gordon
1998 : sam’ s disease was dignosed.(at 22 months)1999: Drs. Leslie Gordon and Scott Berns, established The Progeria Research Foundation2003 : the cause of disease was discovered.2012: the first-ever drug treatment was discovered.
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What is the cause of Progeria?
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What is the cause of Progeria?
HGPS is caused by a mutation in the gene called LMNA (pronounced “lamin-a”).
The LMNA gene produces the lamin A protein which is the structural scaffolding that holds the nucleus of a cell together.
The abnormal lamin A protein that causes Progeriais called progerin. Progerin makes the nucleus unstable. That cellular instability leads to the process of premature aging and disease in Progeria.
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Normal cell
Progeria cell
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Tests and diagnosis
• Doctors may suspect progeria based on signs and symptoms characteristic of the syndrome. A genetic test for LMNA mutations can confirm the diagnosis of progeria.
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• What are FTIs? Farnesyltransferase inhibitors, or FTIs, are a class of drugs that can reverse an abnormality in Proeria cells.
Lonafarnib, a farnesyl transferase inhibitor
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How will they work in Progeria?
• The protein that we believe is responsible for Progeria is called progerin.
• In order to block normal cell function and cause Progeria, a molecule called a “farnesyl group” must be attached to the progerin protein. FTIs act by blocking (inhibiting) the attachment of the farnesyl group onto progerin. We believe that if the FTI drug can effectively block this farnesylgroup attachment in children with Progeria, then progerin may be “paralyzed” and Progeria may be improved.
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in September 2012 when the first-ever drug treatment was discovered. Every child in the clinical trial involving Lonafarnib, a farnesyltransferase inhibitor, showed improvement in one or more of four ways:
• gaining additional weight
• better hearing
• improved bone structure
• most importantly, increased flexibility of blood vessels
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Treatment didn't come soon enough for Sam. But he and his parents spent his short, remarkable lifetime pushing science and understanding forward.
Sam Berns
23/10/96 - 10/01/14
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