What Is Werner Syndrome?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
1. Werner Syndrome
Werner syndrome, which is also known as progeria, is thankfully a very rare condition. Its main characteristic is that it causes people to age prematurely in appearance and in other ways. It can also cause a number of other unwelcome conditions, some of which can be very dangerous.
The symptoms of Werner syndrome will usually start to show in the patient’s teenage years, triggering when the patient begins puberty. Some of the more advanced symptoms of the disease will tend to develop when the patient is in their 30s. People with the condition will have a life expectancy of around 45 to 55 years old.
