Williams syndrome

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Related Terms 4 Scope Note 5 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

Beuren syndrome, elfin facies syndrome, Fanconi Schlesinger syndrome, idiopathic hypercalcemia supravalvular aortic stenosis, Williams Barratt syndrome, Williams Beuren syndrome

Broader Terms

chromosome disorder, congenital disorder, syndrome

Related Terms

aortic valve stenosis, hypercalcemia, mental retardation

Scope Note

syndrome of elfinlike facies, mental retardation, growth deficiency, cardiovascular anomalies, and idiopathic infantile hypercalcemia.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• " Another unusual aspect of Williams syndrome is that the onset of language is often delayed.
• Williams syndrome is not caused by anything the parents did or did not do either before or during pregnancy.
• Center for the Study of Autism, Salem, Oregon Williams Syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by mild mental retardation.
• Williams syndrome is the deletion of one of the two #7 chromosomes and is missing the gene that makes the protein elastin (a protein which provides strength and elasticity to vessel walls) (3).
• DemographicsWilliams syndrome is estimated to occur in one of every 20,000 births.

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