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Koolen-De Vries syndrome

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A rare genetic disorder caused by a deletion of a segment of chromosome 17 containing six genes, commonly resulting in low birthweight and muscle tone at birth, poor feeding in infancy, and oromotor dyspraxia together with moderate developmental delays and learning disabilities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: 17q21.31 microdeletion syndrome, KdVS

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History

Etymology

Named after Dutch geneticists David A. Koolen and Bert B. A. de Vries, who helped discover the syndrome in 2006.