Werner's syndrome;Werner-syndrom

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 91-94

  Tsianakas, Athanasios ^a   Muller F B ^b   Hunzelmann, N ^b   Kuwert, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c Hautfacharztpraxis Dr Med Kuwert   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adult progeria; Helicase; Werner's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FIBROBLAST; FINGER AMPUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; PAIN; STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; WERNER SYNDROME; AMPUTATION; GENETICS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMPUTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WERNER SYNDROME;

EID: 33847335152     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-959294     Document Type: Article

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