Pinyin/Progeria

Progeria is an extremely rare congenital hereditary disease, in which a sufferer's body undergoes markedly accelerated ageing. Children affected with the disease seldom exceed 13 years old, approximately 1 in 8 million births will develop progeria. Although it is a hereditary disease, its prevalence is sporadic and is rarely inherited in families.

Zǎolǎozhèng shì yīzhǒng jíduān hǎnjiàn de xiāntiān yíchuánxìng jíbìng, huànzhě shēntǐ de lǎohuà guòchéng shífēn kuàisù. Huànyǒu cǐ bìng háitóng de niánlíng hěn shǎo chāoguò 13 suì, dàyuē měi bābǎi wàn gè xīnshēng'ér zhīzhōng jiù yǒu yīgè dédào cǐ bìng. Suīrán zǎolǎozhèng shì yīzhǒng yíchuánxìng jíbìng, dànshì fāshēng de shífēn língxīng érqiě hěn shǎo zài jiāzú zhīzhōng yíchuán xiàlái.