[HTML][HTML] How nuclear envelope dynamics can direct laminopathy phenotypes

D Van Heerden, S Klima, I Van den Bout - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
The nuclear envelope separates the genome from the cytoplasmic environment. However,
the nuclear envelope is also physically associated with the genome and exerts influence on …

Atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases in progeroid syndromes

H Kato, Y Maezawa - Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) and Werner syndrome (WS) are two of the
representative genetic progeroid syndromes and have been widely studied in the field of …

[HTML][HTML] Senescence-associated inflammation and inhibition of adipogenesis in subcutaneous fat in Werner syndrome

D Sawada, H Kato, H Kaneko, D Kinoshita… - Aging (Albany …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Werner syndrome (WS) is a hereditary premature aging disorder characterized by visceral
fat accumulation and subcutaneous lipoatrophy, resulting in severe insulin resistance …

A high prevalence of myeloid malignancies in progeria with Werner syndrome is associated with p53 insufficiency

H Kato, Y Maezawa, D Nishijima, E Iwamoto… - Experimental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Werner syndrome (WS) is a progeroid syndrome caused by mutations in the WRN gene,
which encodes the RecQ type DNA helicase for the unwinding of unusual DNA structures …

Sex differences in symptom presentation and their impact on diagnostic accuracy in Werner syndrome

H Kaneko, Y Maezawa… - Geriatrics & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Whether sex differences exist in hereditary progeroid syndromes remains unclear. In
this study, we investigated sex differences in patients with Werner syndrome (WS), a model …

Targeting G-quadruplex for rescuing impaired chondrogenesis in WRN-deficient stem cells

AOW Leung, TC Yiu, L Liu, HY Tam, S Gu, J Tu, D Pei… - Cell & Bioscience, 2022 - Springer
Background Pathogenic mutations in WRN are a cause of premature aging disease Werner
syndrome (WS). Besides accelerated aging phenotypes and cancer predisposition, patients …

[HTML][HTML] Renal dysfunction, malignant neoplasms, atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, and sarcopenia as key outcomes observed in a three-year follow-up study …

Y Maeda, M Koshizaka, M Shoji, H Kaneko… - Aging (Albany …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Werner syndrome is an adult-onset progeria syndrome that results in various complications.
This study aimed to clarify the profile and secular variation of the disease. Fifty-one patients …

Clinical and basic biology of werner syndrome, the model disease of human aging

Y Maezawa, M Koshizaka, H Kato, K Yokote - Aging Mechanisms II …, 2022 - Springer
Werner syndrome is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder first described in 1904 by Otto
Werner, a German ophthalmologist. It is considered the representative progeroid syndrome …

[HTML][HTML] Calcification in Werner syndrome associated with lymphatic vessels aging

H Ogata, S Akita, S Ikehara, K Azuma… - Aging (Albany …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In addition to the symptoms of aging, the main symptoms in Werner syndrome (WS), a
hereditary premature aging disease, include calcification of subcutaneous tissue with solid …

Case Report: A novel WRN mutation in Werner syndrome patient with diabetic foot disease and myelodysplastic syndrome

H Peng, J Wang, Y Liu, H Yang, L Li, Y Ma… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Werner syndrome is an autosomal recessive rare disease caused by a WRN gene mutation,
which is rarely reported in the Chinese population. We report the clinical and genetic data of …