Racing with Sam. Robin Marantz Henig.
by Henig, Robin Marantz; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 48Family. Publisher: New York Times Magazine, 2005ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Aging -- Genetic aspects | Genetic disorders in children | Genetics -- Research | ProgeriaDDC classification: 050 Summary: "You might have heard of progeria. It's known as a disease of accelerated aging, causing children to become withered and wattled and to die of heart attack or stroke at an average age of 13." (NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE) This article profiles the work of Dr. Leslie Gordon and the Progeria Research Foundation which she created in 1999 after her son Sam Berns was diagnosed with progeria. Dr. Gordon "believes that studying her son's rare and fatal disease may shed light on the process of normal aging. But at its core, the scientific pursuit is really about saving a boy."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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| REF SIRS 2006 Family Article 46 When It's Time for Elderly Drivers to Stop. | REF SIRS 2006 Family Article 47 A Wrinkle in Time. | REF SIRS 2006 Family Article 47 Artful Aging. | REF SIRS 2006 Family Article 48 Racing with Sam. | REF SIRS 2006 Family Article 49 Do You Want to Live Forever?. | REF SIRS 2006 Family Article 5 Stressed Out!. | REF SIRS 2006 Family Article 50 Glory Days for Boomers. |
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.
Originally Published: Racing with Sam, Jan. 30, 2005; pp. 46-51.
"You might have heard of progeria. It's known as a disease of accelerated aging, causing children to become withered and wattled and to die of heart attack or stroke at an average age of 13." (NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE) This article profiles the work of Dr. Leslie Gordon and the Progeria Research Foundation which she created in 1999 after her son Sam Berns was diagnosed with progeria. Dr. Gordon "believes that studying her son's rare and fatal disease may shed light on the process of normal aging. But at its core, the scientific pursuit is really about saving a boy."
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