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koolen-de vries syndrome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
koolen-de vries syn-drome
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Synonyms

17q21.31 microdeletion syndrome KdVS

Questions

What does koolen-de vries syndrome mean?
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.
Where does koolen-de vries syndrome come from?
Named after Dutch geneticists David A. Koolen and Bert B. A. de Vries, who helped discover the syndrome in 2006.

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