Nihal a mumbai only child suffering progeria passes away

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May 04 2016 11:18 AM
Shraddha

Nihal a mumbai only child suffering progeria passes away

late on Monday evening the Bhiwandi resident was attending a family wedding when he suffered brain stroke and was admitted to a hospital in Karim Nagar.

It was a chromosome test at the Parel-based National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health by Dr Parag Tamhankar which confirmed that Nihal had Hutchinson Gilford Progeria - a genetic disorder that accelerates ageing-- when he was 10 years old.

Nihal had to stop his schooling when he was in class IV because of bad health. Nihal said he wanted to be a painter.

Most kids with progeria do not live past the age of 13. The disease affects both sexes and all races equally. It affects about 1 in every 4 million births worldwide. PRF has been undertaking a national donation campaign on April 15 – Progeria Day – for the last four years.

"Currently, there is no proper treatment available across the world.

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