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Why is Angelman Syndrome called Angelman Syndrome?
Because it was first described by a British paediatrician called Doctor Harry Angelman, in 1965. It was previously sometimes known as "happy puppet syndrome" due to sufferers' jerky movements and...
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What is angelman's syndrome?
Angelmans syndrome is a disorder that effects manly males. Angelmans syndrome makes that person always have a happy youthful exression.Angelmans syndrome is life threatening. it causes mental...
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Is Angelman syndrome the same as Down syndrome?
Angelman syndrome is a genetic disorder, as is Down syndrome. But they are not the same. Angelman Syndrome involves a deletion of Chromosome 15, whereas people with Down syndrome have an extra copy...
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Are there carrier forms and or lethal forms of hemophilia?
Some women are carriers and there are 3 different types of hemophilia (A, B, & C) plus Von Willebrand's disease. The reason that females are carriers is that the defective gene that results in...
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How many people are carriers of Angelman Syndrome?
The number of carriers has not yet been identified but the number of people with angelman syndrome is 1,854,057,000. To figure out if your child has this disease before it is too late look for small...