Microarray testing on a child with intellectual disability and elfin facies reveals a deletion on chromosome 7q11.23. Which condition is this?
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Correct answer: Williams syndrome
Williams syndrome results from a microdeletion on chromosome 7q11.23, affecting elastin. Elfin facies and cognitive deficits are characteristic. The other disorders involve different chromosomal loci.
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