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Preferred term

Werner Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An autosomal recessive disorder that causes premature aging in adults, characterized by sclerodermal skin changes, cataracts, subcutaneous calcification, muscular atrophy, a tendency to diabetes mellitus, aged appearance of the face, baldness, and a high incidence of neoplastic disease.

Entry terms

  • Adult Premature Aging Syndrome
  • Adult Progeria
  • Progeria, Adult
  • Werner's Syndrome
  • Werners Syndrome

In other languages

  • French

  • Pangeria de l'adulte
  • Progeria de l'adulte
  • Progérie de l'adulte

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-XXK7J0FK-N

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