Genetic and Epigenetic Insights into Werner Syndrome.

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BACKGROUND: Werner syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by premature aging and cancer predisposition, caused by loss of function mutations in WRN gene. To date, more than 70 different pathogenic variants have been identified across the WRN locus, with an increasing number of newly reported mutations. Even if the clinical phenotypes of WS seem to be indistinguishable among the different WRN...

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