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  1. Center for Cognitive Disorders and Dementia, DSS Catanzaro Lido, ASP Catanzaro, Viale Crotone, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy

    Alberto Castagna, Pietro Gareri & Maurizio Rocca

  2. Department of Pediatrics, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy

    Francesca Falvo, Simona Sestito, Licia Pensabene & Daniela Concolino

  3. SOC Geriatrics, Azienda Ospedaliera Pugliese-Ciaccio, Catanzaro, Italy

    Giovanni Ruotolo

  4. Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, “Pugliese-Ciaccio” Hospital of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy

    Giuseppe Coppolino

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Castagna, A., Gareri, P., Falvo, F. et al. Werner syndrome: a rare mutation. Aging Clin Exp Res 31, 425–429 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-018-0982-1

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