Monday 26 August 2013

Born with a genetic abnormality,a 14 year old boy looks 110





Ali Hussain has seen five of his siblings die from the same condition called Progeria which is known to affect just 80 people worldwide.

 
Two of his brothers and three of his sisters have died from the disease in Bihar, the poorest state in India.

Progeria causes rapid ageing and sufferers of the genetic disease are prone to arthritis, eye problems, heart disease and baldness.

Sufferers are not expected to live much beyond the age of 14 - but despite the grim prognosis Ali has refused to give up hope. 
 
‘I very much want to live and I hope there is medicine for my condition out there. I’m not scared of death but my parents have suffered a lot,' he said.
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Family of Ali

I have seen genetic disorders where older people look younger,this is my first time of seeing the reverse.

Pray he survives it.

3 comments:

  1. Oh life,wetin dey go call this one now?

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  2. I pray they find the solution to his problem

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  3. Oh , God that saves people from other things will save him from this .... he will get pass this disease and live ... ( crying )




    ( na two tears o )

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