PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mahmood, Fatima N.
AU  - Ali, Fouad A.
AU  - Ali, Ayman K.
TI  - Angelman syndrome
DP  - 2004 Oct 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 319--321
VI  - 9
IP  - 4
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/9/4/319.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/9/4/319.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2004 Oct 01; 9
AB  - Angelman syndrome is characterized by severe mental retardation, absence of speech, bursts of laughter, ataxia, seizure disorder and facial dysmorphism. This report describes the first 3 children with Angelman syndrome from Bahrain. The diagnosis was based on clinical features and confirmed by the presence of microdeletion of 15q11q13 using fluorescence in situ hybridization.