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Angelman syndrome
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Angelman syndrome [′aŋ·gəl·mən ‚sin‚drōm]
(medicine)
A genetic disorder that is caused by defects on the maternally derived chromosome 15, causing severe mental retardation, absence of speech, microcephaly, facial dysmorphism, seizures, neonatal hypotonia, ataxic movements, and inappropriate laughter.
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The 10-year-old has Angelman syndrome, a rare genetic disorder.
DANGEROUS SMILE; Hope for disabled boy who does not feel fear by The Mirror (London, England)
Byline: ANI London, May 11 (ANI): Experiments on mice conducted by scientists at Duke University Medical Center and the University of North Carolina have significant insights into how a single disrupted gene can cause a form of severe mental retardation, Angelman syndrome.
How a single gene causes severe mental retardation by Asian News International
The couple care for Oliver, who uses a wheelchair and cannot talk because of a genetic condition, Angelman Syndrome.
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