Cockayne syndrome: Cockayne syndrome is a rare inherited disorder in which people are sensitive to sunlight, have short stature, and have the appearance of premature aging. Edward ... more about Cockayne syndrome.
Cockayne syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by a senile-like appearance, hearing and vision impairment and sun sensitive skin. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Cockayne syndrome is available below.
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Cockayne syndrome is a rare inherited disorder in which people are sensitive to sunlight, have short stature, and have the appearance of premature aging. Edward Alfred Cockayne (1880 -- 1956), after whom this disease is named, was a London physician who concentrated particularly on hereditary diseases of children. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)
A syndrome of hypersensitivity to sunlight, dwarfism, microcephaly, psychomotor retardation, prematurely senile appearance, and retinal pigmentation. The syndrome is sometimes differentiated as Type 1 or A (onset at age 2 years or later), Type 2 or B (named later COMFAK, q.v.), and Type 3 or C (considered as a part of xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group B). - (Source - Diseases Database)
Cockayne syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Cockayne syndrome, or a subtype of Cockayne syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Cockayne syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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