Cleft palate in Williams syndrome
Open Access
- 1 January 2013
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Medknow in Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery
- Vol. 3 (1), 84-6
- https://doi.org/10.4103/2231-0746.110071
Abstract
Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) is a genomic neurodevelopmental disorder, estimated to occur in approximately 1 in 10,000 persons. It is caused by a deletion of the "elastin" gene on chromosome 7q11.23 and was described officially in 1961 by Williams, Barrat-Boyes, and Lowe. Cleft palate is not considered in the medical literature as a part of the multisystem disorders of the Williams syndrome but it was yet described. We present our experience of a patient who presents cleft palate among other congenital malformations.Keywords
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