Werner syndrome presenting as early-onset diabetes: A case report.

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Werner syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive premature progeroid syndrome caused by mutations in the WRN gene. It is characterized by early onset of age-related diseases, such as cataracts, atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis and malignancies, in which diabetes often onset in patients' 30-40s. Herein, we report a Chinese patient with Werner syndrome with uncommon early-onset diabetes at...

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