Werner syndrome affects males and females at equal rates. Causes: Werner syndrome is caused by mutations in the WRN gene, which is needed to make the so-called Werner protein. This crucial enzyme ...

Werner syndrome (WS) is a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in the WRN gene. It causes premature aging with conditions like cataracts, skin ulcers, and osteoporosis developing.

Werner syndrome is a rare, inherited disorder, marked by rapid aging. It begins in early adolescence or young adulthood. lt is also called adult progeria and WS. Werner syndrome is characterized ...

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science), Volume 16, Issue 20 on October 17, 2024, entitled, "Werner syndrome ...

Reprogramming Suppresses Premature Senescence Phenotypes of Werner Syndrome Cells and Maintains Chromosomal Stability over Long-Term Culture. PLoS ONE , 2014; 9 (11): e112900 DOI: 10.1371/journal ...

Werner Syndrome is most common in Japan, where between 1 in 20,000 and 1 in 40,000 people suffer from the disease. In the United States, it is 1 in 200,000.

Werner syndrome is an inherited disease demonstrating features of premature aging as early loss and graying of hair, an ‘old face’, scleroderma-like skin with chronic ulceration, bilateral ...