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Intellectual abilities in a large sample of children with Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome: an update.
Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR - 1 Sept 2007
De Smedt B, Devriendt K, Fryns J-P, Vogels A, Gewillig M, Swillen A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Learning disabilities are one of the most consistently reported features in Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome (VCFS). Earlier reports on IQ in children with VCFS were, however, limited by small sample sizes and ascertainment biases. The aim of the present study was therefore to replicate these earlier findings and to investigate intellectual abilities in a large sample of children with VCFS. In addition, we...
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