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Work of The Progeria Research Foundation Highlighted on Medical Research Website
Gene Mutation Causes Progressive Changes to Cell Structure in Children with Progeria
PRF President A. Gordon Honored as a 2004 N. of Boston Business & Professional Woman of the Year
PRF Featured by Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition
Seattle Newspaper Tells the Story of a Child Living with Progeria
Time Magazine Article Profiles the efforts of Dr. L. Gordon and PRF to save children with Progeria
Progeria goes Primetime!
Progeria Gene Discovered
On April 16, 2003, a press conference was held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. to announce the discovery of the Progeria gene. Leading the announcement was PRF Medical Director Dr. Leslie Gordon. The panel of speakers included Dr. Francis Collins, Head of the Human Genome Project, Dr. W. Ted Brown, world expert on Progeria, and John Tacket, PRF’s Youth Ambassador.
Media Coverage of Progeria Gene Discovery
Identification of Gene Gives Hope to Children with Progeria
[Boston, MA – April 16, 2003] – The Progeria Research Foundation (PRF), along with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced the discovery of the gene that causes Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome
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