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1. 1. The Potential is Unlimited - Glennon Magazine

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   Published on: 9/15/2006   Last Visited: 12/14/2007

   Many patients present their geneticist with a new learning opportunity, said Verna Rose, M.D., of the Cardinal Glennon genetics staff.
   
   "Some of the disorders are more common, so they are easier to recognize," she said.
   ...
   There may not be a gene test for the disorder today, but maybe in two years when we see them again there will be a new test," said Rose, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University.
   
   Adults often visit the hospital in hopes that new information or laboratory studies will finally explain their genetic problems. A mentally handicapped woman came to Glennon and received a long-awaited definitive diagnosis, Rose said.
   ...
   Rose has a special interest in children with abnormal mental development and dysmorphic features - defects such as missing or extra body parts or other alterations of physical appearance.
   
   "A lot of children with learning or developmental problems still can be quite functional in life. They can eventually hold jobs and have families," she said.

2. 2. The Potential is Unlimited - Glennon Magazine

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   Published on: 4/2/2002   Last Visited: 7/9/2003

   Many patients present their geneticist with a new learning opportunity, said Verna Rose, M.D., of the Cardinal Glennon genetics staff.
   
   "Some of the disorders are more common, so they are easier to recognize," she said.
   ...
   There may not be a gene test for the disorder today, but maybe in two years when we see them again there will be a new test," said Rose, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University.
   
   Adults often visit the hospital in hopes that new information or laboratory studies will finally explain their genetic problems. A mentally handicapped woman came to Glennon and received a long-awaited definitive diagnosis, Rose said.
   ...
   Rose has a special interest in children with abnormal mental development and dysmorphic features - defects such as missing or extra body parts or other alterations of physical appearance.
   
   "A lot of children with learning or developmental problems still can be quite functional in life. They can eventually hold jobs and have families," she said.