| Literature DB >> 25984432 |
Neeha Abdul Rehman1, Aneeqa Abdul Rehman1, Isra Najib Ashraf1, Shahrukh Ahmed1.
Abstract
Progeria is a rare genetic disease that manifests with progressive symptoms eventually leading to death. The only current treatment protocol of such patients is symptom based. However, recent trials are testing potential and promising drugs to treat the underlying genetic mutation and increase life expectancy of such patients.Entities:
Keywords: Cure; Progeria; farnesyltransferase inhibitors
Year: 2015 PMID： 25984432 PMCID： PMC4428187 DOI： 10.5582/irdr.2015.01003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Intractable Rare Dis Res ISSN： 2186-3644