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In 1974, when Robert Shprintzen was a young speech pathologist at Montefiore Medical Centre in New York, he was introduced to a dozen children with similar presentations: cleft palates, heart problems, immune disorders and developmental delays that would ultimately lead to learning disabilities. He published a paper describing this new syndrome. Other scientists had chronicled children with identical features - DiGeorge syndrome, for instance - but ultimately it was agreed that they were talking about the same syndrome and kids. They called it velocardiofacial syndrome, or VCFS.
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A US speech pathologist found a rare genetic condition was behind a diagnosis of childhood schizophrenia.
Doctors said the boy was suffering from teenage psychosis. What he really had was a rare genetic condition. washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Correction & clarification: A prior version of this article misstated the number of female municipal officeholders, details about verification of the data, some location information and a couple of quotes.
Women are underrepresented in political office on the municipal level, according to a new report released Thursday by Rutgers University,findings that contradict previously held beliefs that women are more likely to hold office locally than on the state or federal levels.
An analysis of census-level data by Rutgers Center for American Women and Politics the first university-based center to focus on women s participation in American politics on a national scale found the percentage of women in municipal office virtually matches that of women serving in state government and in the House of Representatives.
Women underrepresented in municipal, state and national politics, new Rutgers study finds msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.