Prader Willi and Angelman syndromes are clinically distinct genetic disorders both mapping to chromosome region 15q11-q13, which are caused by a loss of function of paternally or maternally inherited ...

image: A newly developed test to screen for three rare genetic disorders simultaneously in newborns was feasible, reliable and scalable, according to a new study. view more A newly developed test to ...

Researchers have identified how and where in the genome a cancer chemotherapy agent acts on and "un-silences" the epigenetically silenced gene that causes Angelman syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental ...

New research on the genetics of Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes could help in developing personalised therapies for associated mental illness and autism features. Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and ...

Recent data suggest that a chemotherapy agent used to treat metastatic cancers may also be therapeutic for Angelman or Prader-Willi syndrome, according to researchers. “What determines whether you ...

Oska-Gray Valentine-Colquhoun, 20 months old, spent his first days in the NICU after being born in distress. He had to have ...

Mar. 7—Ten-year-old Harper Webb, a fourth-grader at Highland Elementary School, was diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome at 11 months old, and despite the diagnosis, she is a bright and kind-hearted child ...

Actor Colin Farrell recently disclosed that his son, James, has Angelman syndrome, one of the driving factors behind Farrell's support for finding a cure for Angelman syndrome and for launching the ...

A baby from Cambridge was born with a syndrome so rare it has no name after doctors noticed his “beautiful” wide eyes. Oska-Gray Valentine-Colquhoun spent his first days in the NICU and needed ...