Recurrence risk in the Angelman ("happy puppet") syndrome. American journal of medical genetics. [Am J Med Genet] Journal article

Title	Recurrence risk in the Angelman ("happy puppet") syndrome.
Author(s)	Willems PJ, Dijkstra I, Brouwer OF, Smit GP
Institution	Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Source	Am J Med Genet 1987 Aug; 27(4):773-80.
MeSH	Child Child, Preschool Female Gait Humans Laughter Male Mental Retardation Movement Disorders Prognathism Recurrence Risk Speech Disorders Syndrome
Abstract	We report on two sibs with Angelman "happy puppet" syndrome. Out of 48 families reported in the literature, this is only the fourth family with affected sibs. A review of the literature shows a low but not negligible recurrence risk. Different explanations for this are discussed.
Language	eng
Pub Type(s)	Case Reports Journal Article Review
PubMed ID	3321989

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