print email comment close MedlinePlus: Progeria URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001657.htm Description: Information about this disease, also called Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome, "that produces rapid aging, beginning in childhood" and for which there is no known prevention or cure. Includes an overview of the disease, symptoms, and information about a support group. From the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Publisher: National Library of Medicine (NLM); National Institutes of Health (NIH) Extra Keywords Medline Plus Library of Congress Subject Headings: Endocrine glands -- Diseases Progeria LII Database Information: Record 19938 created by Maria Brandt on 12/05/2005 Last modification on 12/08/2005 Published: 12/08/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19938