Werner Syndrome: Treatment & Medication

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Further Reading

Keywords

Werner syndrome, Werner's syndrome, progeria adultorum, progeria of the adult, pangeria, WS, premature aging disorders

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Camila K Janniger, MD, Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Chief of Pediatric Dermatology, New Jersey Medical School
Camila K Janniger, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology
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Anna Wozniacka, MD, PhD, Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
Anna Wozniacka, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
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Medical Editor

Franklin Flowers, MD, Chief, Division of Dermatology, Professor, Department of Medicine and Otolaryngology, University of Florida College of Medicine
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Michael J Wells, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH, Professor and Head, Dermatology, Professor of Pathology, Pediatrics, Medicine, and Preventive Medicine and Community Health, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
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Glen H Crawford, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Chief, Division of Dermatology, The Pennsylvania Hospital
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Dirk M Elston, MD, Director, Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center
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