Wisconsin Child With Rapid Aging Disorder Leads Research

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Progeria is an extremely rare disease that causes rapid-aging in its victims.Only a dozen children in the US suffer from progeria, including a young girl in Wisconsin.But while Megan Nighbor and her family struggle to live with her ailment, they’ve also become pioneers in working towards a cure.John Helgeson visited the Nighbors, and produced this report…

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