CdLS: Foundation reaching out to people, families affected by rare genetic condition
Other similarities are not visible but very real. Among the most common are reflux, bowel abnormalities, heart defects, seizures, problems feeding, cleft palate and speech and hearing challenges. Developmental delays are common, but like the other symptoms, they vary a lot. Some of the children are very mildly affected by the genetic condition, while others, like Maeve Barnett, have a very severe form. She died at age 5 months.
CdLS affects around one in 10,000 live births, the result of genetic mutation after conception. So far, three genes have been discovered that can lead to CdLS, and there may be more. In Utah, the foundation has identified about two dozen families with children who have the syndrome, although they believe there may be as many as 10 times that many, who either haven't been diagnosed or haven't contacted the foundation for information and support services.
They ran tests, but it was a neonatalogist visiting from Minneapolis who recognized the syndrome.
Alyssa was in the intensive care unit for a few days learning to eat, which is often hard for children with CdLS. At home, she had severe reflux, the biggest medical challenge the family has faced with her and one that also often creates dental problems for children with CdLS. On the mild to severe scale, says her mom, Alyssa's about in the middle.
She doesn't speak but has learned to sign about 150 words. She's about the size of her sister Corrine, who's 8. She's still growing, but "they develop slowly both physically and mentally," her mom says.
She also has significant hearing loss.
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