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Descriptor
English
:
Angelman Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome de Angelman
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome de Angelman
Synonyms
English
:
Children, Puppet
Syndrome, Angelman
Syndrome, Happy Puppet
Happy Puppet Syndrome
Puppet Children
Tree Number:
C10.228.662.075
C16.131.077.095
C16.131.260.040
C16.320.180.040
Definition
English
:
A
syndrome
characterized by
multiple abnormalities
, MENTAL RETARDATION, and
movement disorders
. Present usually are skull and other abnormalities, frequent infantile spasms (SPASMS, INFANTILE); easily provoked and prolonged paroxysms of
laughter
(hence "happy"); jerky puppetlike
movements
(hence "puppet"); continuous
tongue
protrusion; motor retardation;
ATAXIA
;
MUSCLE HYPOTONIA
; and a peculiar
facies
. It is associated with maternal deletions of
chromosome
15q11-13 and other genetic abnormalities. (From Am J Med Genet 1998 Dec 4;80(4):385-90; Hum Mol Genet 1999 Jan;8(1):129-35)
See Related
English
:
Intellectual Disability
History Note
English
:
93
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
30854
Unique Identifier:
D017204
Occurrence in VHL
:
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