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The biggest questions hanging over research into progeria which causes rapid aging and causes children to die of heart attacks or strokes in their teens is whether the disease offers clues about the normal aging process.Signs of progeria which include hair loss, a disproportionally large head, visible veins, stiff joints and hip dislocation usually begin to show right around a child's first birthday. The condition, known formally as Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, is caused by an excess of the protein progerin, a protein that we all have that that destroys cells to bring about the aging process.
