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Williams Syndrome Learning Center
Causes could include:
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Gene Mutation
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Williams syndrome is a rare condition caused by missing genes. Parents may not have any family history of the condition. However, a person with Williams syndrome has a 50% chance of passing the disorder on to each of his or her children. The cause...
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Williams syndrome is a genetic disorder due to a deletion of chromosome material on the long arm of chromosome 7. A series of genes are located in this region. Individuals with Williams syndrome may have some or all of these genes deleted. Because...
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Williams syndrome is most often caused by a chromosome deletion involving loss of a gene called elastin on chromosome number 7, and may involve the loss of other neighboring genes as well.
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Williams syndrome is a genetic disorder due to a deletion of chromosome material on the long arm of chromosome 7. A series of genes are located in this region. Individuals with Williams syndrome may have some or all of these genes deleted. Because...
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In a strict sense, mutations are changes in genes not caused by genetic recombination. A change in the base sequence of DNA , for example, represents a mutational change. Spontaneous mutations are mutations that occur at a given frequency without ...
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