According to http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/29583/facts_and_the_future_of_progeria_pg2.html there was a Japanese man who lived with the disease for 45 years.
Currently (Feb 2010) Leon Botha is the oldest person living with Progeria (24 yrs old). http://www.mg.co.za/multimedia/2010-01-14-transcend-and-transgress
Most people with the condition live to their early teens.
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder, a person with this disorder has it for life, it does not go away.
The age of the oldest person in the world is 116 years.
No age group is affected; Down syndrome is a chromosome condition that is with you at birth.
Down syndrome is something a baby has at birth. It is not a condition that you can "get" at a later age.
Down syndrome is something you are born with; it is not something that will suddenly "appear."
The oldest age is 114
There is no listing for the oldest person in Alaska. The oldest person ever to live in the United States was 119 years of age.
Down's syndrome is increased with advanced maternal age, which is defined as more than 35 years of age.
Any person under the age of 18.
In 1910, a baby born with Down syndrome often didn't live to age 10. Today, someone with Down syndrome can expect to live to age 60 and beyond, depending on the severity of health problems.
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You can start therapy at any age if you have DS