https://padlet.com/kgarvey19/akmpuas1wioo Made with Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust en-us 2018-03-26 15:31:52 UTC 2025-12-23 18:31:56 UTC hello@padlet.com kgarvey19 https://padlet.com/kgarvey19/akmpuas1wioo/wish/246141603 Angelman Syndrome, also know as Happy Puppet Disease and AS, is a nuero-genetic disorder that mostly effects the nervous system. Angelman syndrome usually causes children to be very happy and excitable but as they grow older the excitement calms down.]]> 2018-03-26 15:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kgarvey19/akmpuas1wioo/wish/246141603 kgarvey19 https://padlet.com/kgarvey19/akmpuas1wioo/wish/246141693 There are many symptoms for Angelman Syndrome among children that include: delays in the child's development, a very happy personality, a lack of speech and  in infants, seizures. The first signs of AS usually show before a child's first birthday with delays in the childs development. Then later on when the child is a toddler the seizures start to occur.]]> 2018-03-26 15:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kgarvey19/akmpuas1wioo/wish/246141693 kgarvey19 https://padlet.com/kgarvey19/akmpuas1wioo/wish/246141783 As of now March, 2018 there is no known cure for Angelman Syndrome however, there are ways to manage it. There are four ways to manage the syndrome: People can take anti-seizure medication to help control their seizures, to help with their motor skills and movement they can take physical therapy, communication therapy is an option to help with the speech problems, and finally behavior therapy to help with the excitability, short attention spans and also, it helps develop the person. The patient could also participate in clinical trials to help find a cure.]]> 2018-03-26 15:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kgarvey19/akmpuas1wioo/wish/246141783 kgarvey19 https://padlet.com/kgarvey19/akmpuas1wioo/wish/246141992 As far as life expectancy there are no side effects, most people with AS live for an average amount of time. However, people with AS can have feeding problems, hyperactivity, sleeping disorders, scoliosis, and obesity.]]> 2018-03-26 15:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kgarvey19/akmpuas1wioo/wish/246141992 kgarvey19 https://padlet.com/kgarvey19/akmpuas1wioo/wish/246142089 Angelman Syndrome can't necessarily be prevented but parents can be tested for the gene and if they have it they can speak to doctors of genetic counselors about pregnancy. If it's caught early the life of the person can be improved.]]> 2018-03-26 15:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kgarvey19/akmpuas1wioo/wish/246142089 kgarvey19 https://padlet.com/kgarvey19/akmpuas1wioo/wish/246142368 Most of the Angelman Syndrome results in the loss of the UBE3A gene. Furthermore AS can be caused when a person gets an extra copy of Chromosome 15 from the father however it is rare. Most of the Angelman Diagnosis' are caused from the deletion of a part of the Chromosome 15. It can also be caused by translocation (chromosomal rearrangement) and the mutation of the part that controls the activation of the UBE3A gene.]]> 2018-03-26 15:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kgarvey19/akmpuas1wioo/wish/246142368 kgarvey19 https://padlet.com/kgarvey19/akmpuas1wioo/wish/246142495 There is no real link in family history of AS. People can get AS without anyone in their family having it. Despite that, it sometimes be inherited from parents and the chance of contracting it is higher if their is history of it in the family.]]> 2018-03-26 15:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kgarvey19/akmpuas1wioo/wish/246142495 kgarvey19 https://padlet.com/kgarvey19/akmpuas1wioo/wish/246143054 Approximately 1/12,000-20,000 people have Angelman Syndrome. About 50% of people with AS where originally wrongly diagnosed.]]> 2018-03-26 15:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kgarvey19/akmpuas1wioo/wish/246143054 kgarvey19 https://padlet.com/kgarvey19/akmpuas1wioo/wish/246150529 “Angelman Syndrome - Genetics Home Reference.” U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, 20 Mar. 2018, ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/angelman-syndrome.

“Angelman Syndrome.” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 2 Mar. 2018, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/angelman-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20355621.

“Medical Information.” Angelman Syndrome Foundation, www.angelman.org/what-is-as/medical-information/. ]]> 2018-03-26 15:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kgarvey19/akmpuas1wioo/wish/246150529