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Werner syndrome: Introduction

Werner syndrome: Werner syndrome is a premature aging disease that begins in adolescence or early adulthood and results in the appearance of old age by 30-40 years of age. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology) ... more about Werner syndrome.

Werner syndrome: A form of premature aging where sufferers start aging during adolescence or soon after and appear old by the time they reach their 30's or 40's. Milder forms of the condition may also occur. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Werner syndrome is available below.

Symptoms of Werner syndrome

• Short stature
• Loss of skin fat
• Slim extremities
• Small hands
• Small feet
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 72 symptoms of Werner syndrome

Wrongly Diagnosed with Werner syndrome?

• Misdiagnosis of Werner syndrome
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• Undiagnosed: Werner syndrome

Werner syndrome: Deaths

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Werner syndrome: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Werner syndrome:

• Hypertension
• Arteriosclerosis
• Osteoporosis
• Diabetes mellitus
• Cerebral stroke (see Stroke symptoms)
• Cancer
• more complications...»

Causes of Werner syndrome

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Disease Topics Related To Werner syndrome

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Werner syndrome:

• Autosomal recessive disorder
• Accelerated aging
• Adult progeria
• Heart disease
• Cancer
• Diabetes mellitus
• more related diseases...»

Less Common Symptoms of Werner syndrome

• Increased malignancy risk
• Increased sarcoma risk
• Increased meningioma risk
• Hyperthyroidism
• Adrenal atrophy
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 8 occasional symptoms of Werner syndrome

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Werner syndrome

Medical research articles related to Werner syndrome include:

• Progeria
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia
• Insulin Resistance (Follow-up)
• Werner's Syndrome
• WDHA Syndrome (Diagnosis)
• Werner Syndrome (Diagnosis)
• Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy (Overview)
• Werner Syndrome (Treatment)
• more research...»

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Research about Werner syndrome

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Clinical Trials for Werner syndrome

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Werner syndrome include:

• Descriptive Study of Recombinant Human Insulin-Like Growth Factor for Osteoporosis in Werner's Syndrome - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - growth hormone
• more trials...»

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Statistics for Werner syndrome

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• Death and Mortality statistics for Werner syndrome
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Werner syndrome: Broader Related Topics

• Conditions involving premature ageing
• Genetic conditions
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Types of Werner syndrome

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Article Excerpts about Werner syndrome

Werner syndrome is a premature aging disease that begins in adolescence or early adulthood and results in the appearance of old age by 30-40 years of age. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

Definitions of Werner syndrome:

Werner Syndrome (WS) is an inherited disease characterized by an early onset of atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus, and cancers of non-epithelial cell origin. Cultured cells from WS patients also present a shortened replicative lifespan and increased genetic instability. The genomic instability of WS cells is manifested at the cytogenetic level in the form of chromosome breaks and translocations, and at the molecular level predominately by multiple, large DNA deletions. (J. Biol. Chem., 273(51):34139-34144, 1998) - (Source - Diseases Database)

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