average life expectancy of a child with progeria
Despite their sobering symptoms, most children with progeria can thrive and live remarkably healthy lives. However no cure exists and the life expectancy of a progeria patient is tragically short. Ninety percent succumb to complications related to atherosclerosis, or heart disease. Children with progeria may live to be 7-30 years old, but on average most die by age 13. This content originally appeared on doctoroz.com.