Cockayne, Edward Alfred

Cockayne,

Edward Alfred, English physician, 1880-1956. Cockayne disease - Synonym(s): Cockayne syndromeCockayne syndrome - dwarfism, senile appearance, pigmentary degeneration of the retina, optic atrophy, deafness, sensitivity to sunlight, and mental retardation. Synonym(s): Cockayne diseaseWeber-Cockayne syndrome - see under Weber, Frederick Parkes