Angelman Syndrome
It is also called AS for short
Causes
Angelman Syndrome is caused by the deletion or mutation of chromosome 15.
Symptoms
AS affects the nervous system, causes delayed development, intellectual disability, speech impairment, and problems with movement and balance.
Population
It affects about 1 in 12,000 to 20,000 people. Anyone can get AS if chromosome 15 is deleted or mutated.
Inheritance
Angelman Syndrome is not inherited but instead just occurs.
Prevention
There are no cures but you can get a treatment for it. They put in the missing proteins and it can help a little.
Future
As the kid gets older it becomes harder for them to move. The life span of someone with AS is normal and they lose some of the things they had when they were younger such as excitement. Someone can have children in the future and their kids wont get it, unless they also have the same chromosome get deleted or mutated
Research
The research is pretty advanced. There is no cure coming soon because Angelman Syndrome is irreversible.
Works Cited
- "Genetics Home Reference." Angelman Syndrome. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2014. <http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/
angelman-syndrome>.
- "Angelman Syndrome Foundation." Help Us Give Them a Reason to Smile. Angelman Syndrome Foundation, n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2014.
<http://www.angelman.org/>.
- "What is Angelman Syndrome." Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics.
Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics, n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2014.
http://www.cureangelman.org/what-facts.html.
- "Angelman Syndrome." Angelman Syndrome. All Children's Hospital, n.d.Web. 7 Feb. 2014. http://www.allkids.org/body.cfm?id=137.