Diseases

Premature Aging

Changes in the organism associated with senescence, occurring at an accelerated rate.

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Abstract

Changes in the organism associated with senescence, occurring at an accelerated rate.

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  • Aging, Premature

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

unspecified with relation to age; in children, consider PROGERIA; in adults, consider PROGERIA, ADULT see WERNER SYNDROME

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Previous Indexing

  • Aging (1966-1997)
  • Cockayne Syndrome (1987-1997)
  • Progeria (1969-1997)
  • Werner Syndrome (1971-1997)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Premature Aging. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019588. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019588
  2. Premature Aging. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progeroid_syndromes
  3. Premature Aging. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6139748