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Werner syndrome

Term ID
DOID:5688
Synonyms
  • adult premature ageing syndrome
  • adult progeria
  • Werner's syndrome
  • WS
Definition
A progeroid syndrome characterized by premature aging and age-related phenotypes such as atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, cataracts, osteoporosis, soft tissue calcification, premature thinning, graying, and loss of hair, as well as a high incidence of some types of cancers and that has_material_basis_in mutations in the WRN gene, on chromosome 8. (3)
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