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Koolen-De Vries syndrome

Koolen-De Vries syndrome noun: 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.

Noun

Koolen-De Vries syndrome (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Synonyms of Koolen-De Vries syndrome

Origin of Koolen-De Vries syndrome

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

Questions about Koolen-De Vries syndrome

What does Koolen-De Vries syndrome mean?
Koolen-De Vries syndrome means 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.
What part of speech is Koolen-De Vries syndrome?
Koolen-De Vries syndrome is a noun.

Words near Koolen-De Vries syndrome in the dictionary

  1. koolahs
  2. koolaid
  3. koolakamba
  4. koolakambas
  5. Koolen
  6. Koolen-De Vries syndrome
  7. kooler
  8. koolest
  9. kooletah
  10. kooletahs
  11. Koolewong

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