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Williams Syndrome: development of a new scoring system for clinical diagnosis.
Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - 1 Apr 2007
Sugayama Sofia Mizuho Miura, Leone Cláudio, Chauffaille Maria de Lourdes Lopes Ferrari, Okay Thelma Suely, Kim Chong Ae
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To develop a scoring system based on clinical findings to assist pediatricians in the diagnosis of William syndrome and to delineate when the fluorescent in-situ hybridization test to detect the microdeletion at 7q11.23 may be needed. METHODS: The fluorescent in-situ hybridization test was performed on 20 patients presenting William syndrome suggestive clinical features. Eleven studies were selected...
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