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Cockayne syndrome

Inheritance patterns and prenatal diagnosis

Inheritance patterns
The disorder is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. Clinical features are likely to be similar for affected children within the family but there may be considerable variation in the severity of this disorder between different families.

Prenatal diagnosis
This is available after the skin biopsy studies have been completed and the causative enzyme deficiency identified.

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Medical text written February 2002 by Professor M Patton, Last reviewed September 2007 by Professor M Patton, Professor of Medical Genetics, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK

 

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