Progeria is a genetic condition that causes ____

a. pattern baldness as early as age twenty
b. socially inappropriate vocal outbursts and muscular twitches
c. a high incidence of cancer with any exposure to sunlight
d. muscular and mental deterioration shortly after puberty
e. premature aging which typically leads to death in the early teens


ANSWER: e

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