About Angelman Syndrome Angelman syndrome is a rare, neurogenetic disorder caused by loss-of-function of the maternally inherited allele of the UBE3A gene. The maternal-specific inheritance pattern of ...

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Angelman syndrome is a rare disease that disrupts the normal development and function of cells, particularly in the nervous system, leading to severe developmental delays and learning disabilities.

Colin Farrell says his personal life has inspired him to launch a new foundation aimed at helping people with intellectual disabilities. The actor, 48, recently launched the Colin Farrell Foundation, ...

Irish actor Colin Farrell has shared an emotional account of why he and his former partner, Kim Bordenave, decided to place their 21-year-old son, James, who was initially misdiagnosed with cerebral ...

Actor Colin Farrell has opened up about the difficult decision to move his son James, who has Angelman syndrome, into a long-term care facility. The Oscar-nominated star of The Banshees of Inisherin, ...

All of 2-year-old Grayson Jacob newborn screenings and in-utero ultrasounds were normal, yet at 6 weeks old the Austin boy was given a "failure to thrive" label. He had acid reflux, wasn't growing and ...

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Ionis Pharmaceuticals IONS announced that the FDA has granted the Breakthrough Therapy designation to its pipeline candidate, ION582, for the treatment of Angelman syndrome (AS), a rare neurological ...