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What is AS? Angelman Syndrome (AS) is a rare neuro-genetic disorder named after an English paediatrician, Dr. Harry Angelman, who first described the syndrome in 1965. A syndrome is number of features which occur together as a group and indicate a particular condition. AS is characterised by severe intellectual disability, speech impediment, sleep disturbance, unstable jerky gait, seizures and usually a happy demeanour. Is it difficult to diagnose? For more details on the genetics and diagnosis please refer to the following links http://www.angelman.co.nz/about.htm http://www.angelmansyndrome.org/whatis.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelman_syndrome
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