Werner Syndrome
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.
Year introduced: 1998
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Tree Number(s): C16.320.925, C18.452.284.960
MeSH Unique ID: D014898
Entry Terms:
- Syndrome, Werner
- Adult Premature Aging Syndrome
- Adult Progeria
- Progeria, Adult
- Werner's Syndrome
- Syndrome, Werner's
- Werners Syndrome
- Syndrome, Werners