Progeria
| Autor: | Sickles CK; Lewis Gale Hospital Montgomery, Gross GP; Lewis Gale Hospital Montgomery |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | 2022 Jan. |
| Abstrakt: | Werner syndrome (WS) is one of the premature aging syndromes named progeria. Otto Werner first described it in 1904. It is a rare autosomal recessive condition that begins in late adolescence or early adulthood. It presents with characteristic physical and metabolic abnormalities that result in severe age-associated complications, such as diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, myocardial infarction, stroke, and cancer that are normally be seen in the elderly population. (Copyright © 2022, StatPearls Publishing LLC.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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