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AL HR325
Resolution
Status
Passed
6/2/2015
Primary Sponsor
Kyle South
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AI Summary
- Recognizes efforts to raise awareness of Velocardiofacial Syndrome (VCFS), a genetic condition caused by deletion of a small piece of chromosome 22
- VCFS affects approximately 1 in 4,000 newborns and is inherited in 10-15 percent of cases but results from spontaneous mutation in 80-95 percent of cases
- Symptoms include cleft palate, heart complications, learning difficulties, poor eyesight, middle-ear infections, seizures from low parathyroid hormone levels, low calcium levels, weak muscles, and scoliosis
- VCFS diagnosis is based on physical examination and standard symptoms; blood test FISH (Fluorescence in situ hybridization) can be performed
- Physical problems are treated symptomatically with surgery for heart defects and cleft palates, supplements for low calcium or PTH levels, and early counseling, physical therapy, and speech therapy to manage developmental problems and learning delays
Legislative Description
Velocardiofacial Syndrome (VCFS), efforts to raise awareness of
Resolutions, Legislative
Last Action
Joint Rule 11
6/2/2015
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