article_snippet.sent: Cockayne Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder, which is characterised by a failure to gain weight, premature ageing, an underdeveloped nervous system and a small head.
article_snippet.sent: Cockayne syndrome (CS) is very rare disease resulting in slow growth in babies as well as rapid aging (a form of progeria).
article_snippet.sent: People with Cockayne syndrome (CS) have smaller than normal head sizes, are of short stature, People with this syndrome eyes appear sunken, and People with this syndrome have an 'aged' look.
article_snippet.sent: They have a one-in-four chance of conceiving a child with Cockayne Syndrome, whereas the odds are usually two in a million.