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Werner syndrome is a human progeroid syndrome caused by mutations at the Werner helicase locus (WRN). Progeroid features and diseases associated with aging (including arteriosclerosis) do not become apparent until after puberty. We entertained two alternative hypotheses to explain the post-pubertal onset: 1) WRN expression is induced at the time of puberty, its earlier functions being satisfied by...
Werner syndrome (WS) is characterized by the early onset of senescent phenotypes including premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, although the underlying molecular mechanism for atherosclerosis has not been fully understood yet. Cholesterol efflux from the cells is the initial step of reverse cholesterol transport, a major protective system against atherosclerosis. The aim of the present...
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