'Over 60 kids in India may be suffering from rare Progeria'
The Progeria Research Foundation (PRF) has estimated that there are 66 children living with the classic form of Progeria in India. As per PRF, two children from India were diagnosed with the Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), in 2016. India’s first identified case of Progeria, Mumbai’s Nihal Bitla passed away in May 2016.