"Werner Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
Descriptor ID |
D014898
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MeSH Number(s) |
C16.320.925 C18.452.284.960
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Concept/Terms |
Werner Syndrome- Werner Syndrome
- Syndrome, Werner
- Adult Progeria
- Werner's Syndrome
- Syndrome, Werner's
- Werners Syndrome
- Syndrome, Werners
- Adult Premature Aging Syndrome
- Progeria, Adult
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Werner Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Toward localization of the Werner syndrome gene by linkage disequilibrium and ancestral haplotyping: lessons learned from analysis of 35 chromosome 8p11.1-21.1 markers. Am J Hum Genet. 1996 Jun; 58(6):1286-302.
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Linkage disequilibrium and haplotype studies of chromosome 8p 11.1-21.1 markers and Werner syndrome. Am J Hum Genet. 1994 Aug; 55(2):356-64.