Interstitial Lung Disease in Werner Syndrome: A Case Report of a 55-Year-Old Male Patient

Werner syndrome (WS) is a progeroid or premature aging syndrome characterized by early onset of age-related pathologies and cancer. The average life expectancy of affected people is 52.8 years and tends to increase. The major causes of death are malignancy and myocardial infarction. Increased telome...

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Main Authors: Tiphaine Goletto, Flora Crockett, Selim Aractingi, Cecile Toper, Patricia Senet, Jacques Cadranel, Jean-Marc Naccache
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/361694
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