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In this section we have Newspaper and Magazine articles about Progeria, related disorders, and about the kids they affect. Each article headline links to the complete article. When you have finished with
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‘Who I Really Am’ by: Jan Mason	His body deformed by the ravages of old age, an Idaho teen transcends a rare and deadly disease
Old Before His Time Richard Jerome/Macon Morehouse People Magazine May 5, 2003, pages 101 & 102	A discovery gives hope to Sam Berns and other kids with a rare aging disease
Dots Connected On Entire Human DNA Map The Calgary Sun April 15, 2003	WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists said yesterday they have completed the human genetic map, dotting the I’s and crossing the t’s on the entire print out of DNA.
Gene is discovered for rapid aging disease in children http://www.cnn.com./HEALTH April 17, 2003	WASHINGTON (CNN) -  researchers, led by a team of scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute, have discovered the gene responsible for progeria, the rare and fatal genetic condition that causes accelerated aging in children.
Study offers 'Radical Change' in cellular aging concept http://www.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH	(WebMD) - scientists have long blamed saggy wrinkles and creaky arthritic joints on aging cells that stop dividing often enough to maintain our bodies in their fresh and youthful form.
Gene is found for rapid aging disease in children http://www.cnn.com./HEALTH April 17, 2003	WASHINGTON (AP) - For more than 100 years, scientists have been fascinated and puzzled by a very rare disorder that turns children into old people and causes them to die as teenagers of diseases that usually affect only the elderly.