The condition causes localized chest pain that you can reproduce by pushing on the cartilage in the front of your ribcage. The pain is aggravated by deep breathing , yawning or any movement involving the muscles . Costochondritis is a relatively harmless condition and usually goes away without treatment.
The Genetic Code. The genetic code is the name of the language given to the set of instructions contained in every organismâs DNA. A good comparison is assembly language, which is the low-level programming language used in computers that represents machine code instructions.
The gene responsible for HGPS is called LMNA (pronounced âlamin-aâ). Within this gene there is a change in one piece of DNA that is responsible for Progeria. This type of gene change is called a point mutation. The LMNA gene makes a protein called Lamin A, which is an important protein for most cells of our bodies. Lamin A is found in the cell nucleus (the part of each cell that contains the DNA), and helps maintain the shape and function of the cell. The point mutation compromises that cell integrity, causing Progeria.