Angelman syndrome Archives

May 16, 2019

Nutritional intervention for Angelman syndrome studied

A clinic is the first site for an international clinical trial for a nutritional intervention for patients with Angelman syndrome.

By Jessica Pasley

March 29, 2018

New clinic focuses on patients with Angelman syndrome

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Angelman Syndrome Foundation announced March 23 the official opening of the Angelman Syndrome Clinic at Vanderbilt, one of only five Angelman syndrome-specific clinics in the country.

By VUMC News and Communications

December 22, 2016

Discovery sheds new light on Angelman, Prader-Willi syndromes

A mutation associated with epilepsy and autism also is responsible for a “pale eye” trait in two rare genetic disorders, Angelman syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome, neuroscientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center reported this week.

By Meredith Jackson

February 5, 2015

Circadian clock – Angelman syndrome link established

Vanderbilt biologists have found a direct link between the biological clock and Angelman syndrome, a neurogenetic disorder that occurs in more than one in every 15,000 live births. The link may provide a valuable way to judge the effectiveness of the first experimental drugs under development for treating the syndrome.