RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A clinical study of a family with Cockayne's syndrome
JF Journal of Medical Genetics
JO J Med Genet
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 288
OP 293
DO 10.1136/jmg.18.4.288
VO 18
IS 4
A1 Proops, Rosalyn
A1 Taylor, A M R
A1 Insley, J
YR 1981
UL http://jmg.bmj.com/content/18/4/288.abstract
AB Two sibs with Cockayne's syndrome are described. The recognised cellular sensitivity to ultraviolet light is confirmed. The clinical features in the two children are described and comparisons are made with some forms of xeroderma pigmentosum, a condition in which there is progressive neurological degeneration and cellular sensitivity to ultraviolet irradiation.