Before revision: This condition is caused by mutations in chromosome URL This disease was named after the U.S. state North Carolina due to the fact that the first people to be diagnosed with this disorder were members of a four-generation Irish-American family in North Carolina, since then, Latin American, European, and Asian families have been reported in medical literature to have this disorder as well.
After revision: This condition is caused by mutations in chromosome 6q16 This disease was named after the U.S. state North Carolina due to the fact that the first people to be diagnosed with this disorder were members of a four-generation Irish-American family in North Carolina, since then, Latin American, European, and Asian families have been reported in medical literature to have this disorder as well.