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Werner Path.
(ˈwɜːnə(r), ‖ ˈvɛrnər)
[The name of Carl W. O. Werner (b. 1879), German physician, who described the syndrome in 1904.]
Werner's syndrome: a rare hereditary syndrome whose symptoms include short stature, endocrine and vascular disorders, and premature ageing and death.
1934Oppenheimer & Kugel in Trans. Assoc. Amer. Physicians XLIX 359 After careful consideration we have selected the patronymic name, Werner's syndrome, rather than Rothmund's syndrome, for on reading Rothmund's original paper (1868)..we are convinced that he described a quite different condition. 1962A. Sorsby in A. Pirie Lens Metabolism Rel. Cataract 298 The association of cataract with such affections as..Werner's syndrome has been known for many years. 1980Practitioner Nov. 1170/2 Rapid whitening of scalp hair associated with rapid ageing of the face..are features reported in Werner's syndrome, a heredo-familial disease in young adults who age rapidly. |