Cockayne syndrome
RARE AND FATAL AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDER
Cockayne's syndrome; Neiill-Dingwall syndrome; Neill-Dingwall syndrome; Dwarfism-retinal atrophy-deafness syndrome; Cockayne syndrome type 1; Cockayne syndrome type 2; Cockayne syndrome type 3; Cerebrooculofacioskeletal Syndrome; Cockayne Syndrome type II; COFS syndrome; Pena Shokeir II syndrome; Pena Shokeir syndrome type II; Cerebrooculofacioskeletal syndrome; Pena-Shokeir syndrome, type 2; Cockayne syndrome type A; Cockayne syndrome type B; Cockayne syndrome type C; Cockayne syndrome type III; Cerebro-oculo-facio-skeletal syndrome; Cerebrooculofacioskeletal syndrome 1; Cerebrooculofacioskeletal syndrome 2; Cerebrooculofacioskeletal syndrome 4; Cofs syndrome; Type II Cockayne syndrome; Pena-Shokeir syndrome type II; Cocaine Syndrome; Cocaine syndrome
Cockayne syndrome (CS), also called Neill-Dingwall syndrome, is a rare and fatal autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by growth failure, impaired development of the nervous system, abnormal sensitivity to sunlight (photosensitivity), eye disorders and premature aging.Bender M, Potocki L, Metry D.