Follow-up study of Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch syndrome: Long-term survival and comparison with Rautenstrauch's patient G

BACKGROUND: Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch syndrome (WRS) characterizes a neonatal progeroid entity. In the last 30 years, 28 cases have been reported. In most cases of WRS, survival is short and long-term studies are impossible. CASE: In the present report, we describe a patient with WRS followed for 17 y...

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Fecha de publicación:
2005
Institución:
Universidad del Rosario
Repositorio:
Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/23558
Acceso en línea:
https://doi.org/10.1002/bdra.20166
https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/23558
Palabra clave:
Adolescent
Article
Case report
Clinical feature
Colombia
Disease course
Face dysmorphia
Follow up
Human
Hydrocephalus
Premature aging
Priority journal
Progeria
Survival
Wiedemann rautenstrauch syndrome
Adolescent
Female
Humans
Male
Survivors
Syndrome
Long-term follow-up
Neonatal progeroid syndrome
Wiedemann-rautenstrauch syndrome
multiple
Abnormalities
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Summary:BACKGROUND: Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch syndrome (WRS) characterizes a neonatal progeroid entity. In the last 30 years, 28 cases have been reported. In most cases of WRS, survival is short and long-term studies are impossible. CASE: In the present report, we describe a patient with WRS followed for 17 years at the Instituto de Genética, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; this is an exceptional survival period for a person with WRS. The information collected through 17 years for the present patient provides new knowledge about the natural evolution of this syndrome. New clinical and laboratory characteristics are compared with those reported for Rautenstrauch's patient 'G.' CONCLUSIONS: Our results confirm the variability of this syndrome, especially at the neurological level. However, many etiological and pathological aspects of this syndrome remain unknown. © 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc.