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The Progeria Research Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to developing treatments and, ultimately, a cure for progeria, a congenital disorder. The Foundation was established in 1999 by the family and friends of Sam Berns, a child with progeria, including Dr. Leslie Gordon and Dr. Scott Berns, his parents, and Audrey Gordon, his aunt.〔Moore, Keith. ''(Old at Age 3: The Story of Zachary Moore )'' Old At Age 3, 2007 ISBN 061516062X, pp. 11–13〕 From their website, the Foundation's mission statement is: "To discover treatments and the cure for Progeria and its aging related disorders." In 2003, The Progeria Research Foundation helped to discover the gene mutation that causes progeria and developed a diagnostic test for it.〔〔Klatz, Ronald. ''(The New Anti-aging Revolution: Stopping the Clock for a Younger, Sexier, Happier You! )'' ReadHowYouWant.com, 2009. ISBN 1458716228, p. 274〕 One of PRF's major campaigns is ''Find the Other 150'', the goal of which is to identify and diagnose as many progeria patients as possible globally. == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Progeria Research Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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