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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-12-25
pubmed:abstractText
Velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS) is associated with deletions on the long arm of chromosome 22, mild intellectual disability, poor social interaction and a high prevalence of psychosis. However, to date there have been no studies investigating the neuropsychological functioning of adults with VCFS. We compared 19 adults with VCFS with 19 age, gender and IQ matched controls using a comprehensive neuropsychological battery. Compared to controls, adults with VCFS had significant impairments in visuoperceptual ability (Visual Object and Space Perception Battery), problem solving and planning (Tower of London) and abstract and social thinking (Comprehension WAIS-R). It is likely that haploinsufficiency (reduced gene dosage) of a neurodevelopmental gene or genes mapping to chromosome 22q11 underlies the cognitive deficits observed in individuals with VCFS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0028-3932
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
471-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Chromosome Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22, pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Cognition, pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Craniofacial Abnormalities, pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Facies, pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Form Perception, pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Haplotypes, pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Intellectual Disability, pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Neuropsychological Tests, pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Problem Solving, pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Psychotic Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Space Perception, pubmed-meshheading:11749977-Syndrome
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
An investigation of the neuropsychological profile in adults with velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS).
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, DeCrespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE58AF, UK. spjtjch@iop.kcl.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article