Feb. 15 is International Angelman Syndrome Day, and the Synk family aims to raise awareness and honor people with the rare ...

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has awarded a $5.8 million translational research grant to a scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to further support the ...

to treat Angelman syndrome (AS). "This program has consistently delivered remarkable animal data, reinforcing its potential as a groundbreaking treatment," said Dr. Donald Kohn, Distinguished ...

Ionis has committed to a phase 3 programme for its antisense therapy for rare genetic disorder Angelman syndrome, just weeks after Biogen decided against exercising an option to license the drug.

Gov. Bob Ferguson and state lawmakers are grappling with a projected shortfall of over $10 billion over the next biennium. Ferguson has made it clear that he expects both the legislative and ...

The Albinism Association of Nigeria (AAN) has called on the federal government to integrate free skin cancer treatment and regular dermatological check-ups for persons with albinism in public ...

Sunscreen is not locally produced in Zambia, making it inaccessible to many - especially those in rural areas where individuals with albinism are particularly vulnerable to the harsh effects of ...

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and Angelman syndrome (AS) are imprinting disorders caused by genetic or epigenetic aberrations of 15q11.2-q13. Their clinical testing is often multitiered; diagnostic ...

From Ankpa Local Government in Kogi State, the seven siblings lived with albinism. Their extended family rejected them because their mother gave birth to children with albinism. Tragically ...

Asperger's syndrome refers to a high-functioning form of autism. Although it was once classified as its own condition, Asperger’s is no longer an official diagnosis in the Diagnostic and ...

The Initiative for Advancement of the Albinism Cause (INAAC), a non-governmental organization, has called for urgent support to combat skin cancer among individuals with albinism in Nigeria. Founder ...

A Lancaster University professor says a landmark ruling by the African Court of Human and People's Rights against the government of Tanzania for not upholding the rights of people with albinism is ...