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  • Title: Plasma lipids and composition of red cells in four cases of Werner's syndrome.
    Author: Brosche T, Bauer M, Platt D, Ruprecht KW, Rieck W.
    Journal: Arch Gerontol Geriatr; 1986 Oct; 5(3):207-20. PubMed ID: 3800490.
    Abstract:
    Four cases of accelerated aging, known as Werner's syndrome (WS), are presented. Plasma lipid and lipoprotein findings and lipid compositions of red cell membranes are compared to those of old and young healthy people. Typical clinical findings, as reported in the literature, confirmed the diagnosis. Furthermore, an elevated osmotic fragility of red blood cells (RBC) was observed. RBC membranes of WS patients showed phospholipid concentrations similar to those found in people aged over 70 years, which have been reported to be lower than those of mature donors aged below 30 years. Fatty acid patterns of RBC membranes and plasma phospholipids were indicative of some disturbance in phospholipid subclass distributions in WS-patients.
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