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Werner Syndrome
Werner Syndrome (WS) is an autosomal recessive disease that leads to the premature manifestation of clinical symptoms associated with normal aging. Clinical symptoms include: short stature, graying/loss of hair, osteoporosis, cataracts, atherosclerosis, type II diabetes, hypogonadism, skin ulcers, reduced fertility, and high incidence of malignant neoplasms. They appear in one’s 20’s and 30’s, ...
متن کاملWerner Syndrome
Werner syndrome is a premature aging disease caused by the mutation in the WRN gene. The cloning and characterization of the WRN gene and its product allows investigators to study the disease and the human aging process at molecular level. This review summarizes the recent progresses on various aspects of the WRN research including functional analysis of the protein, interactive cloning, comple...
متن کاملAgeing in Werner syndrome.
Oxidative stress markers including pentosidine and homocysteine were examined comparing them with inflammation markers including highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in serum from patients with Werner syndrome (WS) and healthy individuals. Elevation of serum pentosidine correlated significantly with normal aging in healthy individuals (p < 0.0004). ...
متن کاملAdult Progeria: Werner Syndrome.
Werner's syndrome is an adult premature aging syndrome of autosomal recessive inheritance affecting connective tissues throughout the body.1 The exact etiology remains obscure even though biochemical and connective tissue abnormalities have been postulated.2 The disease involves multiple systems of the body and may be associated with internal malignancy.3 We report a case of a 35 year old man w...
متن کاملWerner syndrome with psychosis.
Werner syndrome is a premature senility syndrome that manifests a variety of ageing symptoms starting from puberty. Approximately 10% of patients demonstrate low IQ. Reports regarding psychotic symptoms in Werner syndrome are rare. Here we report a case of Werner syndrome with flourishing psychotic symptoms. The patient was a 55-year-old unmarried woman. She was referred due to psychomotor exci...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Review of Social History
سال: 1966
ISSN: 0020-8590,1469-512X
DOI: 10.1017/s0020859000002984