Williams Syndrome: A Neurogenetic Model of Human Behavior

Williams syndrome (WMS) is a rare neurogenetic disorder, usually caused by a deletion at 7q11.23. Integrating the genetic with the distinctive clinical, cognitive, neurophysiological and neuroanatomical profiles of WMS provides an opportunity to understand the molecular basis of human cognition and behavior. Keywords: Williams syndrome; cognitive phenotype; common deletion; chromosome 7; duplication

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