Every morning, eight-year-old Isabelle watches from the window as her two sisters Madison and Olivia leave to walk to school. “Izzy gets so excited, because she thinks she’s going to go. But then, she ...

International Angelman Day is recognized on February 15. The date reflects the genetic defect Angelman Syndrome causes in the 15th chromosome and nods to Feburary’s designation as Rare Disease Month.

Feb. 15 is International Angelman Syndrome Day, and the Synk family aims to raise awareness and honor people with the rare ...

This group, which is still very close now, also helped facilitate the creation of an inclusive learning environment for Theo and other children with Angelman syndrome at their school in Brooklyn.

Angelman syndrome is caused by a large deletion of the region of the maternal chromosome that contains UBE3A, or by a DNA sequence change (mutation) in the UBE3A gene inherited from the mother.

Dr. Eric Levine’s cutting-edge autism research at UConn School of Medicine is reprogramming the donated skin or blood cells ...

Angelman Syndrome is a very rare neurogenetic disorder that occurs in approximately one in 15,000 births, caused by the loss of function of a gene ...

We each get two copies of every gene - one copy from each of our parents. But what happens when one of these genes has been "turned off", or imprinted, and the remaining gene is defective?

“They tend to wave back.” Tyler will likely be doing a lot of waving this Saturday as he and his family participate in the second annual Angelman Syndrome Foundation National Walk. The one ...

Ionis has committed to a phase 3 programme for its antisense therapy for rare genetic disorder Angelman syndrome, just weeks after Biogen decided against exercising an option to license the drug.