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Williams syndrome

How is it diagnosed?

Clinical diagnosis is based on a variety of characteristics common to Williams syndrome, including the typical facial features, heart problems, poor feeding and developmental delay.

Williams syndrome is confirmed by a taking a blood sample, which is then tested to see if the relevant microdeletion is present. Fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH) or microarray comparative hybridisation (array-CGH) are two tests that can be used to see if there is material missing from chromosomes.

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Medical text written July 2011 by Dr K Metcalf, Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.

 

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