MeSH Tree Location(s) for Angelman Syndrome

Scope Note:
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)

Förklaring:
Ett syndrom kännetecknat av ett flertal abnormaliteter, mental efterblivenhet och rörelserubbningar. Det sammanhänger med defekter i kromosom 15q11-13.

See also: Intellectual Disability