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When The 'Trust Hormone' Is Out Of Balance

2010-04-22T20:16:00.000-07:00

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126141922#
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?

2010-04-22T20:13:00.000-07:00

http://www.wsf.org/medical/literature/layreader/elastin.htm#

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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

2010-04-22T20:11:00.001-07:00

Gene for Intelligence Revealed by Studying Williams Syndrome | Singularity Hub

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Synapse Spring 2010 Genetics Research Benefits Children

2010-04-22T19:42:00.000-07:00

Synapse Spring 2010 Genetics Research Benefits Children

Complex grammar in Williams syndrome - Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics

2010-01-08T05:44:00.000-08:00

Complex grammar in Williams syndrome - Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics

Yale Researchers Awarded Grant to Develop Treatment of Williams Syndrome

2009-10-26T11:11:00.000-07:00

Yale Researchers Awarded Grant to Develop Treatment of Williams Syndrome

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2008-04-12T14:38:00.000-07:00

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Anna Pendrak
mother to Ava Jewel Leilani"

Lavish [love] on others, receive it gratefully when it come to you. Cultivate friendship like a garden. It is the best love of all." -- Sister Helen Prejean