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Encyclopedia > Otto Werner

C. W. Otto Werner ( February 1, 1879 - 1936 ) was a German physician, after whom Werner syndrome (Werner's syndrome), a form of premature aging (progeria adultoram) was named. As a medical student in 1903, Werner observed the syndrome in four siblings near the age of 30. He documented his observations in his Inaugural Dissertation in 1904. February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Physician examining a child The word physician should not be confused with physicist, which means a scientist in the area of physics. ... Werner syndrome is a rare, autosomal-recessive disorder whose most recognizable characteristic is premature aging. ... Tutti According to recent evidence, Progeria may be a de novo dominant trait. ... Medical school generally refers to a tertiary educational institution (or part of such an institution) which is involved in the education of future medical practitioners (medical doctors). ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1904 (MCMIV) is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Werner was born in Flensburg, the son of a provincial councillor. He attended school in Kiel and qualified to practice medicine at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel in 1904. He served as an army doctor with the Infantry Regiment at Holstein and, in 1906, in Kiel, he married the daughter of a physician. He then began a rural medical practice based in Eddelak, a small German town near the Danish border. There he remained for the rest of his life, except for his service as a medical officer with the German Navy during World War I. Statistics State: Schleswig-Holstein District: Independent city Area: 56. ... Statistics State: Schleswig-Holstein District: Independent city Area: 113. ... The University of Kiel, in full the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (in short: CAU), is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. ... Holstein (Hol-shtayn) (Low German: Holsteen, Danish: Holsten, Latin and historical English: Holsatia) is the southern part of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany, between the rivers Elbe, Eider, and the Schlei firth. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The German Navy (German: Deutsche Marine â–¶ (help· info)) is the navy of Germany. ... Clockwise from top: Trenches in frontline, a British Mark I Tank crossing a trench, the Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the battle of the Dardanelles, a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks and a Sopwith Camel biplane. ...


Sources

  • NCBI: Human Gene Map
  • eMedicine: Progeria (Werner Syndrome)
  • Who Named It? C. W. Otto Werner
  • Genetic Disorders: Werner Syndrome

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Werner syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (616 words)
For this reason, Werner syndrome is often referred to as a progeroid syndrome, as it partly mimics the symptoms of Progeria.
However, not all characteristics of old-age are present in Werner patients; for instance, senility is not seen in individuals with Werner syndrome.
Werner syndrome is named after Otto Werner, a German student who described the syndrome as part of his doctoral thesis in 1904.
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Werner Otto, a Hamburg merchant and entrepreneur, was born in Seelow (in the German region of Mark Brandenburg) on 13 August 1909.
Werner Otto is one of very few living commercial pioneers, whose visionary foresight, marked resourcefulness, and entrepreneurial courage have shaped the economic, sociopolitical and social development of the Federal Republic of Germany within the last fifty years.
Instead, Otto placed great value on setting up highly qualified executive teams, who were able to work largely independently and on their own responsibilities.
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