Friday, April 3, 2015

Campaigner of rare premature aging condition dies at 17

In this photo provided by the Progeria Research Foundation on Friday, April 3, 2015, Hayley Okines, right, talks during an interview with her mother Kerry. A campaigner who raised awareness of the rare genetic condition progeria, which causes those affected to age some eight times faster than average, has died at age 17. The U.S.-based Progeria Research Foundation said Hayley Okines, from East Sussex in England, died Thursday, April 2, 2015, at her home. It did not provide more details. (AP Photo/Progeria Research Foundation) LONDON (AP) — A campaigner who raised awareness of the rare genetic condition progeria, which causes those affected to age about eight times faster than average, has died at age 17.








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