When The 'Trust Hormone' Is Out Of Balance

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by Alix Spiegel NPR

Isabelle, 9, has a rare genetic disorder called Williams syndrome. One of the symptoms is that people have an inability to distrust anyone, even strangers. Isabelle often picks at her hands as a means of relieving stress.

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So What Is Elastin?

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SO WHAT IS ELASTIN? Some Questions and Answers *Howard M. Lenhoff, Executive Vice President Williams Syndrome Foundation, and Professor of Developmental and Cell Biology University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-2300 A gene for elastin is missing: Dr. Colleen Morris of the University of Nevada and her coworkers at the University of Utah discovered that all individuals with Williams syndrome tested lacked a small piece of one of their two chromosomes called Chromosome # 7 [NOTE: Our chromosomes come in pairs, one from each parent]. In individuals without WS both of their chromosome # 7s were intact. One of the genes in the missing piece of chromosome #7 was identified as the gene for making elastin. In the following, I try to answer some of the questions that you may have regarding genes, elastin, and the consequences of this discovery for your children.

Gene for Intelligence Revealed by Studying Williams Syndrome | Singularity Hub

Gene for Intelligence Revealed by Studying Williams Syndrome | Singularity Hub

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Synapse Spring 2010 Genetics Research Benefits Children

Synapse Spring 2010 Genetics Research Benefits Children

Complex grammar in Williams syndrome - Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics

Complex grammar in Williams syndrome - Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics

Yale Researchers Awarded Grant to Develop Treatment of Williams Syndrome

Yale Researchers Awarded Grant to Develop Treatment of Williams Syndrome

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