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.