Two commonly prescribed drugs, statins and aminobisphosphonates, may be helpful in combating the rare aging disorder, Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (pages 767–772).
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Meshorer, E., Gruenbaum, Y. Rejuvenating premature aging. Nat Med 14, 713–715 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0708-713
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