Buildup of normally harmless enzyme stunts brain growth in mice with Angelman syndrome
Angelman syndrome is a rare disease with a single known cause: one missing gene. The lack of that gene, normally inherited from the mother, occurs in approximately one in 20,000 births and is associated with cognitive and mobility deficits that become evident in children when they are around 6 months old.
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