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News and Articles on Velocardiofacial syndrome
Intelligence: More Nature Than Nurture? Oct 18, 2007
A genetic approach to find genes involved in brain structure that has been applied in several studies is that of diseases with a clear genetic etiology such as Huntington's disease, Down syndrome, Williams syndrome, and Velocardiofacial syndrome. A review reveals for these diseases besides disease specific brain changes, decreases in total brain, white matter, and hippocampus volumes, irrespective of the genes and/or chromosomes involved. (Science Daily)
Genetic Code-Dependent: DNA Structure Also Crucial to Genomic Variation Oct 3, 2007
Among such areas were those that house genes implicated in , a rare disorder marked by an elfin appearance and mental retardation, along with a heightened appreciation of language and music, as well as velocardiofacial syndrome, which can cause heart defects, a cleft palate and distorted facial features. These types of genetic changes, which Snyder stresses are relatively rare, previously were believed to be caused by the normal shuffling of genes during germ cell division, such as in the... (Scientific American)
More of this story Jun 24, 2006
Monica Jennings, 12, of Weymouth, has velocardiofacial syndrome ... Monica has has velocardiofacial syndrome, an often undiagnosed disorder caused by the deletion of a segment of a particular chromosome ... Velocardiofacial Syndrome (VCFS). (Brockton Enterprise, MA)
Professor offers research opportunities to medical students Apr 19, 2006
She has been conducting research on Velocardiofacial Syndrome. Velocardiofacial Syndrome is a disease that can result in abnormalities in the facial area and some heart problems. (Daily Orange, NY)
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