Medscape Reference reports that Werner syndrome has no racial
predilection. However it also says that Werner is syndrome is much
more common in Japan and Sardinia. (There are about 1000 cases in
the world, 800 of them are in Japan) I believe they are referencing
the location having more cases as opposed to the Japanese people
being more affected.
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Werner Syndrome has common symptoms of premature aging. In
particular, a stooped stature, grimaced face, small hands and feet,
and osteoporosis. The skin shows many symptoms, including
patchiness and a thin top layer. Gray or balding hair and tooth
loss are also observed.
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What common condition is caused by the presence of three copies of chromosome 21
What is expressed when both alleles for a gene are equally expressed as in human blood type