Treatments for Progeria

Unfortunately, no successful treatment to Progeria has been found yet. Most treatments focus on reducing complications with Progeria such as heart bypass surgery or low doses of aspirin. Growth hormone treatments have also been attempted as treatment. Farnesyltransferase inhibitors (FTIs) is a type of anticancer drug which has been proposed as treatment, however, doctors are not sure of the effectiveness of FTIs . Although a treatment has not been found, science has made great strides in finding information about Progeria and there is much hope for the discovery of a successful treatment.