Angelman Syndrome
By Ciera Carr
Dr. Glimps
2006

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Ciera Carr
Dr. Glimps
Research Paper

Angelman Syndrome

Angelman syndrome is a genetic disorder that is caused by a couple of different attributes. The first one is “a deletion on chromosome 15 of maternal origin or paternal uniparental disomy”(Curfs, 2004, p. 1263). There has also been found that some people with the disorder have no deletion on the chromosome at all. Angelman syndrome was first discovered in 1965 by a doctor named Harry Angelman. Back then, the syndrome was termed “happy puppet” because of the clinical features of the disorder(Clarke, 2000, p. 25). There are many distinct characteristics of the disorder, these include, low birth weight, neonatal feeding problems, gastro esophageal reflux in childhood, and poor weight gain in infancy. Facial characteristics usually are thin upper lip, protruding tongue, wide mouth, widely spaced teeth, and pointed chin. When dealing with motor......

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