A.S.

Introduction: A.S.

Description of A.S.

A.S. (medical condition): Prader-Willi syndrome and Angelman syndrome are two rare chromosome disorders, with very different symptoms, but caused by the same area of DNA. They are important to genetic research because they are caused by imprinting. ...more

A.S.: See also:

Angelman syndrome:
  »Introduction: Angelman syndrome
  »Symptoms of Angelman syndrome

A.S.: Symbol for arsenic.
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A.S.: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

A.S. is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that A.S., or a subtype of A.S., affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

A.S. as a Disease

A.S.: Another name for Angelman syndrome (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Angelman syndrome
  »Symptoms of Angelman syndrome

A.S.: Related Diseases

A.S.: A.S. is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Chromosome conditions
• Imprinted chromosome conditions
• Brain conditions

Symptoms of A.S. (Angelman syndrome)

Some of the symptoms of A.S. incude:

• Retardation
• Unusually happy demeanor
• Microcephaly (small head)
• Large jaws
• Jerky movements

See full list of 38 symptoms of A.S. (Angelman syndrome)

A.S.: Article Excerpts about Angelman syndrome

Angelman syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by severe congenital mental retardation, unusual facial appearance, and muscular abnormalities. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Angelman Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)

A.S.: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to A.S.:

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• hypoinsulinemia
• slipped capital femoral epiphyses
• sleep apnea
• cor pulmonale
• diabetes mellitus type II
• obsessive-compulsive behavior
• developmental delay
• sleep disturbance
• hypopigmentation
• hypothalamic dysfunction

Terms associated with A.S.:

Terms Similar to A.S.:

• HPS(Happy puppet syndrome)
• Happy puppet syndrome
• Puppet children
• Puppetlike syndrome
• Angelman syndrome

Source - NIH

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