At least 11 distinct human diseases have been associated with >300 mutations in the gene that codes for lamins A and C (LMNA) (Dechat et al., 2008), including the premature aging disease Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) (Coutinho et al., 2009; Rodriguez et al., 2009). This evidence concerns the gene LMNA and Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome.