William's syndrome

Williams syndrome is a genetic condition that causes elfin facial features, small size for age, developmental delays, and gregarious personalities. It can also give the sufferer heart disease, from aortic stenosis (narrowing), hypertension and resultant kidney problems. William's syndrome can be diagnosed with a blood test, and affects 1:5,000-20,000 live births.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by The Journal News

Related Disease Topics:

• William's syndrome
• Genetic condition
• Heart disease
• Aortic stenosis
• Aortic narrowing
• Hypertension
• Kidney problems

Related Symptom Topics:

• Elfin facial features
• Small size for age
• Developmental delays
• Gregarious personalities

Article Source Details

About: William's syndrome

Date: 11 July 2005

Source: The Journal News

Author: Melissa Klein

URL: http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050711/NEWS02/507110356/1018

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of William's syndrome
• Cause of genetic condition
• Cause of heart disease
• Cause of aortic stenosis
• Cause of aortic narrowing
• Cause of hypertension
• Cause of kidney problems
• Cause of elfin facial features
• Cause of small size for age
• Cause of developmental delays
• Cause of gregarious personalities
• Risk and William's syndrome
• Diagnosis
• Diagnosis and William's syndrome
• Diagnosis and elfin facial features
• Small size for age
• Diagnosis and developmental delays
• Diagnosis and gregarious personalities
• Diagnosis and genetic condition
• Diagnosis and heart disease
• Diagnosis and aortic stenosis
• Diagnosis and aortic narrowing
• Diagnosis and hypertension
• Diagnosis and kidney problems

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