'Real-Life Benjamin Button' Has Looked Old Since He Was A Child

'Real-Life Benjamin Button' Has Looked Old Since He Was A Child

LADbible - Community·2021-05-17 23:00

A 'real-life Benjamin Button' has looked like an old man since he was a child due to an extremely rare condition. Watch him demonstrate that he's not letting the condition hold him back here:

Sammy Basso from Vicenza, Italy, was born with progeria, whereby a mutation in the Lamin A gene - which is responsible for providing strength and stability to the cell nucleus - causes a wide range of health issues in children which are usually only found in the very elderly.

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