A 45-year-old member asked:
What causes angelman syndrome?
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Dr. Mark Diamondanswered
Pediatrics 47 years experience
Because..: Most likely due to physical features and some developmental issues.These kids often have some delays.It is a genetic condition due to a defect in the child's chromosomes.
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Dr. Oscar Novickanswered
Pediatrics 59 years experience
Gene disorder: It is caused by a lack of duplication of mothers gene on chromosome 15 two genes may be involved. Ube3a or oca2.
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Dr. Richard Robertsanswered
Pediatrics 47 years experience
Dx 90% lab, 10% PE: A clinical geneticist can make a diagnosis by observing the combination of unusual behavioral features and severe developmental delay, usually by 2 years of age. 90% confirmed by convoluted genetic testing, 10% by clinical presentation alone. Treatment includes the full range of therapies for developmental delay, especially speech therapy initially concentrating on nonverbal communication.
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Dr. Richard Roberts commented
Pediatrics 47 years experience
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For a complete review, see http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1144/
Jun 24, 2015
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A 47-year-old member asked:
What is angelman syndrome?
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Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 33 years experience
Angelman syndrome: It is a Neuro-genetic disorder resulting from abnormality of genes on Chromosome 15 .
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Last updated Oct 4, 2016
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