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  Affects of Faulty UBE3A Mutations Point to Potential Therapeutic Strategies for Angelman

  angelmansyndromenews.com - Alice Melão

  More than 90 percent of Angelman syndrome cases are caused by genetic abnormalities affecting the E3 ubiquitin ligase (UBE3A) gene.In the study “A …

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  Genome Sequencing and Its Clinical Potential Focus of NYC Rare Disease Day Event

  angelmansyndromenews.com - Larry Luxner

  Genetic sequencing and the speed with which it can help diagnose a child’s disease — in addition to revealing the genes that cause at least half of …

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  Nerve Stimulation Reduces Angelman Patients’ Epileptic Seizures, Study Confirms

  angelmansyndromenews.com - Ashraf Malhas, PhD

  Electrical stimulation of a nerve in the neck reduces Angelman syndrome patients’ epileptic seizures, a study confirms.Doctors call this therapy …

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  The AAC Learning Curve

  angelmansyndromenews.com - Mary Kay

  The day my daughter came home with Speak for Yourself (SFY), she deleted it. It was Friday afternoon, the school was closed, and I freaked because I …

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  ‘A Disease May Be Rare, Hope Should Never Be,’ Says Boy with SMARD at Connecticut Rare Disease Day Event

  angelmansyndromenews.com - Larry Luxner

  When it comes to rare diseases, one that definitely makes the list is spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress — SMARD, for short.Hunter …

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  Rare Disease Groups Welcome FDA’s Embrace of ‘Real World’ Data in Clinical Trials

  angelmansyndromenews.com - Larry Luxner

  In his 10 months on the job, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is earning praise for his efforts to make clinical …