Life+With+Werner+Syndrome+&+Treatments

When a young child hits adolescence they are not able to have a growth spurt; this results in shortness in height. People with Werner Syndrome physically change in their twenties. The most visible change is the rapid ageing. A person with Werner's Syndrome usually looks older than they actually are. They start having gray, thinned hair, or start losing their hair. Their skin may become wrinkled or sagged. They also may become weaker, because their muscles lose mass and strength. Another physical feature that a person with Werner's Syndrome is skinny and thin arms and legs.
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When a person has Werner's Syndrome they can have rare cancers, type 2 diabetes, flat feet, atheroslerolerosis (plaque build up in arteries), cataracts (transparent spots on the lens of an eye), osteoporosis (weakened bones), heart disease, and premature menopause for women; all at a young age.

People with Werner's syndrome are limited to the activities they are able to do. They can still live a normal life even though their body strength are at limits.

People with Werner's syndrome usually live up to their forties or their fifties. Their most common cause of death is cancer or atherosclerosis.

There is no specific treatment to Werners Syndrome; however, due to tests, it can be helped with Vitamin C. There are treatments to what specifically affects the patient; it all depends on their condition.
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