Autistic disorder in patients with Williams-Beuren syndrome: a reconsideration of the Williams-Beuren syndrome phenotype.

BACKGROUND:Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS), a rare developmental disorder caused by deletion of contiguous genes at 7q11.23, has been characterized by strengths in socialization (overfriendliness) and communication (excessive talkativeness). WBS has been often considered as the polar opposite behavio...

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Main Authors: Sylvie Tordjman, George M Anderson, Michel Botbol, Annick Toutain, Pierre Sarda, Michèle Carlier, Pascale Saugier-Veber, Clarisse Baumann, David Cohen, Céline Lagneaux, Anne-Claude Tabet, Alain Verloes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22412832/pdf/?tool=EBI