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Williams-Beuren syndrome: historical aspects

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Williams syndrome, also known as Williams-Beuren syndrome (OMIM database entry 194050), is now known to be commonly associated with a hemizygous chromosomal deletion at 7.q11.23. The way in which the condition came to be recognized historically is reviewed along with some biographical details of the people involved.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Dr. Howard M. Lenhoff, Laiah Raphael, Dr. Sally Page, Melissa Solomon, Dr. Luke Gerke, Dr. Stephen Chang, Dr. Robert Marion, Dr. Robert Cowles, Thomas Morgan and Dr. Colleen Morris for assistance. Jane Choura provided much-appreciated secretarial assistance.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital of New York, 3959 Broadway, New York, NY, 10032, USA

    Walter E. Berdon

  2. Green Lane Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Service, Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

    Patricia M. Clarkson

  3. Department of Radiology, Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland Medical School, Auckland, New Zealand

    Rita L. Teele

  4. Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Rita L. Teele

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Berdon, W.E., Clarkson, P.M. & Teele, R.L. Williams-Beuren syndrome: historical aspects. Pediatr Radiol 41, 262–266 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-010-1908-z

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