Friends Of Quinn Expert Dr. Robert Shprintzen shares Friends Of Quinn management news and commentary at FriendsOfQuinn.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.friendsofquinn.com/share/c/47623 http://www.friendsofquinn.com/share/c/47623/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.friendsofquinn.com/share/c/47623 http://www.friendsofquinn.com/share/c/47623/848/educational-meeting Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:56:00 -0400 Dr. Robert Shprintzen 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       http://www.friendsofquinn.com/share/c/47623/848/educational-meeting http://www.friendsofquinn.com/share/c/47623/276/vcfs-learn-basics Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:05:00 -0400 Dr. Robert Shprintzen 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 three of more than 190 possible clinical features of this syndrome. VCFS is also known as Shprintzen... http://www.friendsofquinn.com/share/c/47623/276/vcfs-learn-basics http://www.friendsofquinn.com/share/c/47623/204/learning-disabilities Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:26:00 -0400 Dr. Robert Shprintzen 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 and cognitive issues common in the syndrome. Then in 1992, I published the first report documenting... http://www.friendsofquinn.com/share/c/47623/204/learning-disabilities http://www.friendsofquinn.com/share/c/47623/138/description-vcfs Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:03:00 -0400 Dr. Robert Shprintzen 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 frequency. VCFS is found in 1 in every 2000 people in the U.S. although the frequency at birth is... http://www.friendsofquinn.com/share/c/47623/138/description-vcfs