In <6refq1$72o$1 at nnrp1.dejanews.com> jenniferp at my-dejanews.com writes:
>>sbharris at ix.netcom.com(Steven B. Harris) wrote:
>> This isn't accelerated aging--- it just looks like it because
>> collagen synthesis is screwed up. Kids with progeria (or
>> Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome) don't get more cancer or Alzheimer's,
for
>> instance. Other candidates for "premature aging" syndromes all have
>> areas in which they fall short of being pefect aging models.
>>Might the fact that they exhibit only some signs of aging be
indicative of
>the multi-faceted character of aging? If aging is caused by 14
different
>things and someone manifests only 4 of those things perhaps that would
be a
>perfect way to research those 4 things without the other 10 things
>interfering. Or do you mean they only have aging-like symptoms
unrelated to
>"natural" aging?
>>--
>Jennifer Petersen - Intradesign
An intelligent question. It might be either way. At this point, we
just can't say.
Steve Harris, M.D.
