Massachusetts teen dies of rare aging disease

Saturday, January 11, 2014 - 22:00 in Health & Medicine

A Massachusetts teenager who became a well-known face of the premature aging disease progeria has died, his family confirmed online. Sam Berns, of Foxborough, Mass., died on Friday at 17 years old, according to a statement posted on the website of the Progeria Research Foundation.

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