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Cognitive-behavioral features of children with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome: preliminary report of 12 cases.
American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics - 15 Nov 2008
Fisch Gene S, Battaglia Agatino, Parrini Barbara, Youngblom Janey, Simensen Richard
Abstract excerpt
As a subset of genetic abnormalities, subtelomeric deletions have been found in 7-10% of individuals with mental retardation (MR). One subtelomeric deletion, Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS), causes mild to severe MR, but the cognitive-behavioral features of individuals with WHS have not been studied systematically. To that end, we administered a comprehensive cognitive-behavioral battery to 12 children with WHS,...
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