De Sanctis Cacchione syndrome

The De Sanctis Cacchione syndrome - A hereditary condition that is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait (see genetic disorders).

De Sanctis–Cacchione syndrome is characterized by xeroderma pigmentosum (extreme sensitivity of the skin to sunlight), impaired intellectual development, growth retardation (see short stature), and underdevelopment of the gonads (the testes or ovaries).