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Peninnah (Hebrew: פְּנִנָּה Pəninnā; sometimes transliterated Penina) was one of Elkanah's two wives, briefly mentioned in the first Book of Samuel (1 Samuel 1:2). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Her name derives from the word פְּנִינָּה ( pəninā ), meaning "pearl."
[66] [67] [68] However, the Progeria Research Foundation believes there may be as many as 150 undiagnosed cases worldwide. [69] There have been only two cases in which a healthy person was known to carry the LMNA mutation that causes progeria. [70] One family from India had four of six children with progeria. [71]
She had 27 children, including six sets of twins in a 24-year period. Eleven children died as babies. [21] [22] 27 Marie-Elise Chamberland and Heliodore Cyr 1959 Marie-Elise Chamberland and Heliodore Cyr married in 1928 and had 27 children by 1959, all single births. 19 of them survived to adulthood. [23]
According to the Cleveland Clinic, progeria is a rare genetic disorder affecting 1 in 20 million people worldwide that causes rapid aging within a baby’s first one to two years of life.
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The odds of having a child with progeria are 1 in 4 million, as per the Cleveland Clinic. This means only 400 young adults and children in the world currently suffer from the disease.
The world's oldest real-life "Benjamin Button" is barely older than a teenager, but he has the body of a 160-year-old. Rupesh Kumar, 21, lives in India and weighs under 45 pounds, Express reports .
Life According to Sam is an HBO original documentary film directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine.Premiering in January 2013 at the Sundance Film Festival, [1] the documentary discloses the impact that progeria had on the lives of Sam Berns and his parents, Dr. Leslie Gordon and Dr. Scott Berns.