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Williams syndrome

also: Williams–Beuren syndrome

Microdeletion syndrome with supravalvular aortic stenosis, elfin facies and hypercalcemia.

Specialty
Cardiology
Subspecialty
Cardiology / Genetic cardiology
Sex & age distribution
Male: affected; Female: affected equally; Children: yes, infancy
Gene(s) involved
BAZ1B, ELN, GTF2I, GTF2IRD1, LIMK1
Alternative names & eponyms
Williams–Beuren syndrome

Etiology & mechanism

Deletion of 7q11.23 including ELN causes elastin arteriopathy.

Gene(s) involved (5)

Symptoms & signs (9)

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