Velocardiofacial Syndrome

Velocardiofacial Syndrome Causes, Symptoms and Treatment and Related Disorders ...

velocardiofacial syndrome - inherited disorder characterized by cleft palate, heart defects, characteristic facial appearance, minor learning problems, and speech and feeding problems.

(Velocardiofacial Syndrome; Chromosome 22q11 Deletion Syndrome)
by Krisha McCoy, MS
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(Velocardiofacial Syndrome; Chromosome 22q11 Deletion Syndrome)
by Krisha McCoy, MS
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Velocardiofacial syndrome ... hypernasal speech
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DiGeorge syndrome
velocardiofacial syndrome
Shprintzen syndrome
conotruncal anomaly face syndrome
Caylor cardiofacial syndrome
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Doctors named these conditions DiGeorge syndrome, velocardiofacial syndrome (also called Shprintzen syndrome), and conotruncal anomaly face syndrome. In addition, some children with the 22q11.

Doctors sometimes refer to DiGeorge syndrome as velocardiofacial syndrome because problems frequently associated with the disorder include cleft palate (velopharyngeal incompetence), cardiac defects and abnormal facial features.

cleft lip with or without cleft palate -Accounts for 30% of cases -Over 300 syndromes include this phenotype -Stickler syndrome (25%): Pierre-Robin sequence with severe progressive myopia and arthritis in young adulthood -Velocardiofacial syndrome ...

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