The 16th annual meeting of the VCFS Educational Foundation will be held in Rome, Italy next month, July 3 - 5. For information, go to the web site of the Educational Foundation at www.vcfsef.org
What is VCFS?
Velo-cardio-facial-syndrome (VCFS) is the most common genetic multiple anomaly syndrome after Down syndrome.
Velo refers to abnormalities of the soft palate (called the velum) that affect speech, cardio refers to congenital heart disease, and facial refers to a typical, although not abnormal facial appearance. These are only... Read more
When I published the first paper that described velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS) in 1978 (what some people refer to as "discovering" the syndrome), the presence of learning disabilities in all of the 12 patients I reported was noted, and in a series of studies that followed over the next decade, my research team documented the type of learning... Read more
Velo-cardio-facial syndrome, usually called VCFS for convenience, is listed as a rare disease because it occurs in less than 200,000 people in the United States. This is the equivalent of a population prevalence of 1 in every 1500 people. However, VCFS is one of the most common multiple anomaly syndromes in humans, second only to Down syndrome in... Read more
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My name is Quinn C. Bradlee and I have been diagnosed with dyslexia , ADD/ADHD, and VCFS. VCFS stands for Velo Cardio Facial Syndrome. It can be...
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