article_snippet.sent: There are 74 known cases of progeria around the world and only 4 in the UK - it causes people to age eight times faster than the usual rate.
article_snippet.sent: There are 74 known cases of progeria around the world and Hayley was one of only four in the UK .
article_snippet.sent: Progeria takes Progeria name from the Greek word 'proeros', meaning prematurely old.
article_snippet.sent: Progeria involves a mutant protein called progerin that accelerates physical ageing.
article_snippet.sent: There are around 74 known cases of the disease around the world and only four in the UK.
article_snippet.sent: 10 year old progeria child will have the appearance of an octogenarian with symptoms including baldness, arthritis and heart problems, but the mind of a 10 year old.
article_snippet.sent: Progeria patients normally die from heart attacks or strokes at an average age of 13.
article_snippet.sent: had a rare gene mutation called Hutchinson-Gilford progeria.
highlights_snippet.sent: Girl suffered from progeria which ages body eight times the normal rate .
  