A man suffering from 'progeria' died at the age of 28, the young man had started aging prematurely

Progeria is a rare genetic disorder, a 28-year-old man suffering from this serious disease has died. The Italian Progeria Association has given this information. The name of the man is being told as Sammy Basso. This is a disease which is also known as Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome (HGPS).

In this disease, people start aging rapidly, they start looking older than their age. In this disease, the life expectancy automatically decreases and the expectation of living without treatment is only 13.5 years.

The disease is from the age of two

It affects one in every eight million people born, its incidence worldwide is one in every 20 million. Born in 1995 in Schio in the northern Italian region of Veneto, Basso was diagnosed with progeria at the age of two. In 2005, he and his parents founded the Italian Progeria Association.

He became popular through the National Geographic documentary "Sammy's Journey" which describes his journey along Route 66 in the United States from Chicago to Los Angeles with his parents and one of his best friends, Riccardo.

The Italian Progeria Association gave information

The association wrote on its Instagram page, "Thank you Sammy for making us part of this amazing life." He also wrote, "Today our light, our guide, has been extinguished." There are only 130 recognized cases of classic progeria worldwide, four of which are in Italy. However, the Italian Progeria Association estimates that there may be more than 350 cases as they can be difficult to detect, especially in developing countries.