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Developmental Delay / Mental Retardation

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Developmental Delay Resources
4401 East West Highway, Suite 207, Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: (301) 652-2263 - Fax: (301) 652-9133
Web site: www.devdelay.org/

Foundation For People with Learning Disabilities
7th Floor, 83 Victoria Street, London, SW1H OHW
Telephone:+ 44 (0) 20 7802 0316 - Fax: + 44 (0) 20 7802 0301
Email. nmorris@fpld.org.uk
Website: www.learningdisabilities.org.uk

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An evaluation by a board certified geneticists in a genetic clinic will help determine whether developmental delay or mental retardation is part of a specific condition, genetic, or if additional diagnostic studies are needed:

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See specific conditions (Chromosome anomalies, Cornelia de Lange syndrome, Cri-du-Chat (5p-), Down syndrome (Trisomy 21), Fragile-X syndrome, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, Leukodystrophy, Lissencephaly, Maple syrup urine disease, Metabolic conditions, Mitochondrial conditions, Mucolipidosis, Mucopolysaccharidosis, Phenylketonuria (PKU), Prader-Willi syndrome, Rett syndrome, Tay-Sachs disease, Trisomy 18, Trisomy 13, Tuberous sclerosis, Williams syndrome, others):

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