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Angelman's Syndrome is named after Dr. Harry Angelman. People who have Angelman's Syndrome often have serious learning problems, a stiff jerky gait, sleep problems, seizures, and do not speak. They often have happy personalities. In 1987, it was discovered that about half of the children with Angelman's Syndrome have a small piece of chromosome 15 missing. More information: On
February 1, 2006, CNN ran a feature story on Anderson Cooper 360.
This feature story was part of a week-long series on five
separate rare disorders. The focus of the series was telling the
story of each of five individuals and their lives with their
respective rare disorder. The
2 ½ to 3 minute Angelman segment featured the life story of a
15-year-old female with Angelman syndrome from diagnosis to present
day, educational and family life. Dr.
Charles Williams was the expert addressing the
medical and genetic aspects of Angelman syndrome. For
more information about Anderson Cooper 360, please visit the CNN
website at the following link: http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/anderson.cooper.360/index.html Useful Link
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