"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Werner Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Werner Syndrome and Diabetes: Opportunities for Precision Medicine. Diabetes Care. 2024 May 01; 47(5):785-786.
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The Werner's syndrome 4330T>C (Cys1367Arg) gene variant does not affect the in vitro cytotoxicity of topoisomerase inhibitors and platinum compounds. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2009 Apr; 63(5):881-7.