Williams Syndrome Web Watch: Rare condition gives woman low IQ, perfect pitch

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Rare condition gives woman low IQ, perfect pitch

State-Journal.com - Rare condition gives woman low IQ, perfect pitch:

"Gloria Lenhoff can’t read music, but the 54-year-old Stewart Home School resident has spent her life learning more than 2,000 songs by ear.

Lenhoff has Williams Syndrome, a rare genetic condition that gave her both an IQ of 55 and astonishing musical talent."

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Williams Syndrome

Identified more than 40 years ago, Williams syndrome occurs in an estimated one in 20,000 births worldwide. It arises from a faulty recombination event during the development of sperm or egg cells. As a result, almost invariably the same set of about 20 genes surrounding the gene for elastin is deleted from one copy of chromosome seven, catapulting the carrier of the deletion into a world where people make much more sense than objects do. Despite a myriad of health problems and a generally low IQ, people with Williams syndrome are loquacious, sociable, and very empathetic.

Williams Syndrome Web Watch

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Rare condition gives woman low IQ, perfect pitch

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