Neonatal Progeroid Syndrome

**Semantic type:** Disease or Syndrome

**Definition:** A rare autosomal recessive disorder associated with abnormalities in bone maturation, and lipids and hormone metabolism and characterized by intrauterine growth retardation, failure to thrive, short stature, a progeroid appearance, hypotonia, variable mental impairment, and death in childhood. Its cause is unknown.

**Synonyms:** - Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch Syndrome