Progeria campaigner Sammy Basso dies of disease

World desk:

Sammy Basso, a Venetian biologist suffering from the fast-aging genetic disease progeria, died Saturday night at the age of 28, his family siad Sunday.
    He was the longest-living patient with this pathology.

Basso died late Saturday evening after being struck by a sudden illness while he was in a restaurant in Treviso with his family.