Werner Syndrome

"Werner Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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An autosomal recessive disorder that causes premature aging in adults, characterized by sclerodermal skin changes, cataracts, subcutaneous calcification, muscular atrophy, a tendency to diabetes mellitus, aged appearance of the face, baldness, and a high incidence of neoplastic disease.

Descriptor ID	D014898
MeSH Number(s)	C16.320.925 C18.452.284.960
Concept/Terms	Werner Syndrome Werner Syndrome Syndrome, Werner Adult Progeria Werner's Syndrome Syndrome, Werner's Werners Syndrome Syndrome, Werners Adult Premature Aging Syndrome Progeria, Adult

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Werner Syndrome".

Diseases [C]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]
Werner Syndrome [C16.320.925]
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18]
Metabolic Diseases [C18.452]
DNA Repair-Deficiency Disorders [C18.452.284]
Werner Syndrome [C18.452.284.960]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Werner Syndrome".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Werner Syndrome".

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