Sammy Basso lived longer than anyone else with his disease, but his death at the age 28 still came as a shock to those who knew and loved him. "We all knew that Sammy had a terrible circumstance ...

Sammy Basso, known as the longest-living survivor of the extremely rare genetic “aging” disease progeria, recently died at ...

Sammy Basso, who served as Ambassador for the Progeria Research Foundation from the age of ten, grew up and graduated with two university degrees in Italy. Progeria, also known as Hutchinson ...

The heart of Sammy Basso, who had the wrinkles of an 80-year-old at age 20, stopped beating during the wedding of two of his friends. His parents said he was happy because that was how he wanted to go ...