Have you heard of the curious case of Benjamin Button? Alexander was born an old man. While it is not the same exact illness, Alexander’s mysterious condition became classified as one of the most rare genetic diseases with its main opponent being telomere abnormalities. Telomeres are the part of our genetic code that shorten over our lifespan. Alexander was born with extremely short telomeres, putting him at around 60-80 years old at birth (I have to look at his medical records for the exact bio
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Have you heard of the curious case of Benjamin Button? Alexander was born an old man. While it is not the same exact illness, Alexander’s mysterious condition became classified as one of the most rare genetic diseases with its main opponent being telomere abnormalities. Telomeres are the part of our genetic code that shorten over our lifespan. Alexander was born with extremely short telomeres, putting him at around 60-80 years old at birth (I have to look at his medical records for the exact bio
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