Cornelia De Lange
The Behavioural Phenotype of Cornelia de Lange Syndrome
Presenter: Prof. Chris Oliver
Date of presentation: 6th November, 2017
Conference or event: The seventh European course in clinical dysmorphology: “What I know best.”
Venue: Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome
Overview of the talk
The presentation focused on Cornelia de Lange syndrome in children and adults. The two prominent issues of self-injurious behaviour and the social and cognitive phenotype were discussed in detail with reference to the published literature. The content of the presentations draws attention to the importance of describing the underlying cognitive and social endophenotypes that underpin behavioural difference and the importance of describing the developmental trajectory. Self-injury and autism are described and the ways in which people with CdLS think are shown to be related to some features of autism.
Resources
Book chapters, accessible summaries or overviews
Overviews and models of behavioural difference in CdLS
Self-injurious behaviour in CdLS
Autism spectrum phenomenology in CdLS
Relevant lectures available online
Published research on CdLS by members of the Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Prof. Chris Oliver
For an overview of CdLS click here