Word: dwarfism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Progeria is a kind of dwarfism, probably caused by an abnormality in the front part of the pituitary gland where the growth hormone originates. Doctors think that progeria may be an exaggerated form of ordinary pituitary dwarfism, which merely makes people small without making them senescent. There is no known treatment for the disease, but the doctors are keeping Paul as healthy as possible with vitamins and glandular extracts...