Overview
Angelman Syndrome (AS) is a nuero-genetic disorder that affects physical and mental development. There are lots of different characteristics of this disorder, some of which are seizures, frequent laughter and smiling, and usually a happy demeanor. Angelman syndrome was discovered by a man named Harry Angelman around 1965. Dr. Angelman originally called it Happy Puppet Syndrome because when he first saw a child the had the disease the child was holding a puppet, giving it its older name. Angelman Syndrome is caused when part of chromosome 15 is missing. When this disorder was first discovered Dr Angelman thought that it was very rare, but as the research on this continued there were many more cases of this disorder. Recently researchers have estimated that about 1 in 12,000 to 20,000 people have Angelman Syndrome (1)
 "Boy with a Puppet" by Giovanni Francesco Caroto.
This is a painting of a child wtih angelman syndrome
Treatment
Angelman syndrome is not an illness, but a genetic condition, so there is no real cure but there is a way to control it. Even though you can control the disorder there are difficulties in determinimg the levels and types of medications needed to gain control of AS, the reasn being that instead of just one type of symptom there are many diverse kinds of symptoms. Many families use cerian drugs that to promote sleep in a condition which often affects sleep patterns. People Angelman Syndrome sleep for a maximum of 5 hours at any one time unless given sleeping pills or drugs. Mild laxatives are also used frequently to encourage regular bowl movements.
Research
Recently there has been much study on angelman syndrome. A university in Austin, Texas developed a detailed model of the chromosome that is deleted when angelman syndrome occurs. Many scientis dont think that Angelman syndrome can be cured unless they replace the missing gene. Even though there has been a lot of research little is actually being done to cure it. Scientists are only just begging to fully understand this disorder and they can not do much besides just writing down notes.
Genetics
Angelman Syndorme is a caused when part or all of chromosome 15 is missing.
 This is a photo of a chromosome. When one part of the long arm is missing then Angelman syndrome is usually diagnosed. Picture Found on Yahoo! Search For slide show on angelman syndrome go tohttp://picasaweb.google.com/astellotto/AngelmanSyndomre?feat=directlink#5293822371549254178 Angelman syndrome is being researched by many professionals
Refrances
(1)http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=angelmansyndrome
Bibliography
Angelman Syndorme Research and discoveries." News Medical .
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"Angelman Syndrome." Wikipedia.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelman_syndrome Genetic Conditions-Angelman Syndrome." Genetic Homes Reference. 12 Jan 2009. Genetic Home Reference.
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It would be pretty wierd to have Angelman Syndrome!!
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