10 PORTUGUESE BOOKS RELATING TO «PROGERIA»
Discover the use of
progeria in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
progeria and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Portuguese literature.
1
Old Before My Time: Hayley Okines' Life with
Progeria
In medical terms her body is like that of a 100-year-old woman. Yet she faces her condition with immense courage and a refreshing lack of self-pity. In Old Before My Time, Hayley and her mum Kerry reflect on her unusual life.
Hayley Okines, Kerry Okines, 2012
2
Syndromes of the Head and Neck
Atkins L: Progeria: Report of a case with post-mortem findings. N Engl J Med 250:
1065–1069, 1954. 4. Badame AJ: Progeria. Arch Dermatol 125:540–544, 1989. 5
. Baker PB et al: Cardiovascular abnormalities in progeria. Arch Pathol Lab ...
M.S. D.Sc. Regents' Professor Emeritus of Oral Pathology and Genetics at School of Dentistry Robert J. Gorlin D.D.S, D.M.D. M. Michael Cohen Jr., Ph.D. Professor Oral Pathology Faculty of Denistry, Ph.D. Department of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics Raoul C.M. Hennekam M.D., Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, 2001
3
Neurocutaneous Disorders
E. S. Roach Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of
Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC Introduction Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome or
progeria (derived from pro, before, and geras, old age) is characterized by
premature ageing ...
E. Steve Roach, Van S. Miller, 2004
4
Old at Age 3: The Story of Zachary Moore
These are all symptoms of a condition known as progeria. Some doctors picked
up on this and began to suggest Zachary may have progeria. Molly and I read the
description of this disease. It is a rare, fatal, genetic condition characterized by ...
5.2 Old Age and Progeria Here are two examples that McMahan suggests pose a
problem for DMP: The Geriatric Patient: A woman reaches the maximum life span
, the biological limits of human life. Every organ is on the verge of failing when ...
6
Advances in Clinical Chemistry
Accelerated Aging Syndromes A graphic overview of aging is seen in both early-
onset (Hutchinson-Guillford syndrome) and adult-onset (Werner's syndrome)
progeria, as well as in Down's syndrome. Other, less common forms of progeria ...
7
The Ethics of Killing: Problems at the Margins of Life
There is a very rare condition known as progeria that involves accelerated aging
beginning around the age of four. The condition is visibly manifested in striking
ways: children afflicted by it come to have thin, white hair, sagging, withered skin,
...
The word Progeria comes from the Greek progeros meaning 'prematurely old'. The Greek word pro means 'before', while the word geras means 'old age' . The disorder has very low incidences and occurs in one per 8 million live births.
Lambert M. Surhone, Mariam T. Tennoe, Susan F. Henssonow, 2010
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Pediatric Neurovascular Disease: Surgical, Endovascular and ...
Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome or progeria (derived from pro, before, and gems,
old age) is a rare condition characterized by premature aging (Fig. 2-6A) and the
early occurrence of age-related complications. DeBusk estimates that one person
...
Michael J. Alexander, Robert F. Spetzler, 2011
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Special Focus on the Biology of Aging
I estimate the frequency of progeria cases born to consanguineous marriages to
be less than 3%. For rare recessive diseases, an estimate of expected frequency
of consanguinity can be derived using the Dahlberg formula (Epstein et al., ...
Vincent J. Cristofalo, 1990
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROGERIA»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
progeria is used in the context of the following news items.
Universidade de Coimbra recebeu financiamento para aprofundar …
Uma equipa da Universidade de Coimbra recebeu financiamento americano para aprofundar estudos inovadores sobre a progeria. É uma doença incurável ... «RTP, Oct 15»
Progeria: EUA financiam investigação portuguesa sobre doenà …
Atinge uma em cada oito milhões de pessoas. A progeria é uma doença genética rara que provoca o envelhecimento precoce do corpo. Em Portugal só ... «TSF Online, Oct 15»
Esta doença fatal será estudada em Coimbra com apoio internacional
A progeria é uma doença genética rara, caracterizada por um envelhecimento acelerado. A mortalidade destas crianças é provocada por problemas cardíacos ... «PT Jornal, Oct 15»
Progeria sufferer, 18, to undergo new drug trial in the hopes of …
Ana Rochelle Pondare, from Manila, Philippines, was diagnosed with progeria when she was five-years-old. The incurable disease, which affects just one in ... «Daily Mail, Aug 15»
Prince Charles leads tributes to progeria sufferer Hayley Okines
10 year old progeria child will have the appearance of an octogenarian with symptoms including baldness, arthritis and heart problems, but the mind of a 10 year ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
'Adolescente de 100 anos' morre aos 17 na Inglaterra
Hayley Okines ficou conhecida como a "adolescente de 100 anos de idade" por conta da progeria, ou mal de Hutchinson-Gilford, que acelera o envelhecimento ... «Globo.com, Apr 15»
Progeria campaigner Hayley Okines dies aged 17
Hayley Okines, from Bexhill, East Sussex, became known as the 100-year-old teenager through her efforts to raise awareness of progeria. Her mother, Kerry ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
Crianças portuguesas em novo ensaio clínico da progeria
Crianças portuguesas vão participar num novo ensaio clínico da progeria. Trata-se de uma doença muito rara, caracterizada pelo envelhecimento prematuro, ... «RTP, Nov 14»
Duas crianças portuguesas participam em novo ensaio clínico da …
A Progeria Research Foundation (PRF) financiou a participação no novo ensaio clínico a mais 40 crianças de todo o mundo, entre as quais a Cláudia, de Viseu, ... «RTP, Oct 14»
Progeria: correr atrás do corpo
Sofre de progeria, uma deficiência genética rara, que provoca o envelhecimento precoce do corpo. Um em oito milhões. É esta a estatística, a probabilidade. «Observador, Oct 14»
