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A baby boy who looks like an 80-year-old man actually has a rare condition known as progeria,which causes him to age quickly and affects just one in four million people.
This baby Born in District Magura, Bangladesh, he has hollow eyes,a shrunken body, wrinkles and a thick layer of hair on his back.
Local doctors were left stunned as to what the cause of his ageing is but they believe he has progeria.
The condition – which affects just one in four million – often restricts children from having a normal life and causes their body to age faster than it should.
Biswajit Patro, father of that baby couldn’t hold back his happiness over the arrival of his son.
He said of the birth: “We can only thank God. There is no need to be unhappy about the appearance of my son.
Biswajit and his wife, Parul Patro, said they have been getting used to the interest in their baby’s unusual appearance from curious guests.
Biswajit said that “We will accept him the way he is. We are so happy to have a baby boy in the house.”
Progeria is a genetic condition characterized by the dramatic, rapid appearance of aging beginning in childhood. Affected children typically look normal at birth and in early infancy, but then grow more slowly than other children and do not gain weight at the expected rate. They develop a characteristic facial appearance including a thin nose with a beaked tip, prominent eyes, thin lips,protruding ears, a small chin.
In progeria When cells use the protein -called progerin – they break down more easily.
Progerin builds up in many cells of children with progeria, causing them to age more quickly.
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This baby Born in District Magura, Bangladesh, he has hollow eyes,a shrunken body, wrinkles and a thick layer of hair on his back.
Local doctors were left stunned as to what the cause of his ageing is but they believe he has progeria.
The condition – which affects just one in four million – often restricts children from having a normal life and causes their body to age faster than it should.
Biswajit Patro, father of that baby couldn’t hold back his happiness over the arrival of his son.
He said of the birth: “We can only thank God. There is no need to be unhappy about the appearance of my son.
Biswajit and his wife, Parul Patro, said they have been getting used to the interest in their baby’s unusual appearance from curious guests.
Biswajit said that “We will accept him the way he is. We are so happy to have a baby boy in the house.”
Progeria is a genetic condition characterized by the dramatic, rapid appearance of aging beginning in childhood. Affected children typically look normal at birth and in early infancy, but then grow more slowly than other children and do not gain weight at the expected rate. They develop a characteristic facial appearance including a thin nose with a beaked tip, prominent eyes, thin lips,protruding ears, a small chin.
In progeria When cells use the protein -called progerin – they break down more easily.
Progerin builds up in many cells of children with progeria, causing them to age more quickly.
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