Is progeria congenital or environmental

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

it is a congenital venereal disease which makes it possible to communicate with beings from other planets. A side effect is that you become bald. People with progeria often live longer.

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∙ 12y ago

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What is the environmental factor that causes the mutation on the LMNA gene to cause Progeria?

nuclear waste dumped into water supply

Is autism a congenital issue?

I certainly don't subscribe to there being a congenital cause to autism but it is possible that some people and families may be more susceptible to contracting autism after an environmental insult or an accumulation of many environmental factors.

What is progreia?

progeria a rare congenital abnormality characterized by premature and rapid aging, the affected individual appearing in childhood as an aged person and having a shortened life span. yw :)

Did Tom Cruise have progeria?

No, Tom Cruise has never had progeria.

Can adults get Progeria?

No, adults can't get progeria, progeria is in the genes, so the person will be immediatly affected with it, you don't see adults with progeria, because most people with progeria die before they turn 13

Is progeria a dominant or recessive gene?

progeria is recessive, that's an easy question, dont be dumbactually progeria is dominant, according to the Progeria Research Foundation

Has anyone survives progeria?

The oldest person recorded with Progeria, was 21.

What could be a sentence with the word congenital in it?

Congenital: adj. # Of or relating to a condition that is present at birth, as a result of either heredity or environmental influences: a congenital heart defect; congenital syphilis.# Being or having an essential characteristic as if by nature; inherent or inveterate: "the congenital American optimism that denies conflicts and imagines all stories having happy endings"(Robert J. Samuelson). "Mark has a congenital defect that prevents him from playing sports"

Are there been any new genetic treatments to treat progeria?

There is no treatment for progeria. That is genetic aberration and not a disease.

Are people with progeria obese?

The exact opposite. Children with Progeria are extremely skinny.

How likely is it for kids to get progeria?

1 in every 4-8 million newborn get Progeria.

When does progeria begin to show?

Progeria characteristics appear at 10-24 months of age.

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