Jacopo Sartorelli, Lorena Travaglini, Marina Macchiaiolo, Giacomo Garone, Michaela Veronika Gonfiantini, Davide Vecchio, Lorenzo Sinibaldi, Flaminia Frascarelli, Viola Ceccatelli, Sara Petrillo, Fiorella Piemonte, Gabriele Piccolo, Antonio Novelli, Daniela Longo, Stefano Pro, Adele D'Amico, Enrico Silvio Bertini, Francesco Nicita
(1) Background: Cockayne syndrome (CS) is an ultra-rare multisystem disorder, classically subdivided into three forms and characterized by a clinical spectrum without a clear genotype-phenotype correlation for both the two causative genes ERCC6 (CS type B) and ERCC8 (CS type A). We assessed this, presenting a series of patients with genetically confirmed CSB. (2) Materials and Methods: We retrospectively collected demographic, clinical, genetic, neuroimaging, and serum neurofilament light-chain (sNFL) data about CSB patients; diagnostic and severity scores were also determined...
April 18, 2024: Genes