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// ** "Williams Syndrome"- Williams–Beuren syndrome ** // Williams Syndrome was discovered by a man named Dr. J.C.P Williams of New Zealand and is a depletion of genetic material within the 7th chromosome,which is an autosomal disorder. Anyone with Williams Syndrome has all 23 pairs of chromosome, just that there has been a micro deletion of genes in the 7th chromosome.Williams-Beuren syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder which people tend to have an elfin facial feature, severe mental delays,   kidney abnormalilites, and chronic cardiac issues.

media type="custom" key="11341096" width="70" height="70" align="left" 1 out of 20,000 births are expected to have Williams, where many of the children die from birth. There are no outside factors that contribute to this disorder.

 The life expectancy of an individual with Williams syndrome is normal unless there is a serious heart defect. This disorder is a random occurrence, which cant be prevented or cured. The people carrying this disorder will have 50% of a chance passing the trait to their offspring. WS affects 1 in 10,000 people worldwide, an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 people in the United States. It is known to occur equally in

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Elf//in facial features- oval like shape//
 * //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">One's with WS will likely have star shaped eyes //
 * //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Low Birth Weight/ slow weight gain //
 * //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">"Many infants and young children have feeding problems. These problems have been linked to low muscle tone, severe gag reflex, poor suck/swallow, tactile defensiveness etc. Feeding difficulties tend to resolve as the children get older..."-https://www.williams-syndrome.org //

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Individuals with Williams syndrome will often have hyperacusis/ phonophobia where //

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">there is a malfunction of the ////<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">auditory nerve, which results to noise inducing hearing loss. ex. Mr. //

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Brown cannot vacuum when his daughter, with WS, is home. //

[] Mr.Brown The Encyclopedia of genetic disorders and birth defects (3rd edition)