Abstract
As a scientist-physician at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Leslie Gordon is pushing to find a cure for Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS)--a rare and deadly disease that afflicts her own son, Sam. HGPS mimics certain aspects of aging, and patients survive an average of 13 years, usually dying from heart disease. In 1999, Gordon and her husband, pediatric emergency physician Scott Berns, set up the Progeria Research Foundation. The organization has created essential resources for scientists investigating HGPS, including a cell and tissue bank and a clinical database that tracks the medical history of patients worldwide. Gordon also spearheaded the formation of a research consortium that in 2003 announced the discovery of the gene that goes awry in HGPS.
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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