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Werner syndrome and mutations of the WRN and LMNA genes in France.
Human mutation - 1 Jul 2006
Uhrhammer Nancy A, Lafarge Laurence, Dos Santos Laetitia, Domaszewska Anna, Lange Magdalena, Yang Yong, Aractingi Selim, Bessis Didier, Bignon Yves-Jean
Abstract excerpt
Werner syndrome (WS) is a pleiotropic disease of premature aging involving short stature, tight, atrophied, and/or ulcerated skin; a characteristic 'birdlike' facies and high, squeaky or hoarse voice; premature greying and thinning of the hair; and early onset cataracts. Additional common symptoms include diabetes mellitus, hypogonadism, osteoporosis, osteosclerosis of the digits, soft tissue calcification,...
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