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Terme préférentiel

Angelman Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • A syndrome characterized by multiple abnormalities, MENTAL RETARDATION, and movement disorders. Present usually are skull and other abnormalities, frequent infantile spasms (SPASMS, INFANTILE); easily provoked and prolonged paroxysms of laughter (hence "happy"); jerky puppetlike movements (hence "puppet"); continuous tongue protrusion; motor retardation; ATAXIA; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; and a peculiar facies. It is associated with maternal deletions of chromosome 15q11-13 and other genetic abnormalities. (From Am J Med Genet 1998 Dec 4;80(4):385-90; Hum Mol Genet 1999 Jan;8(1):129-35)

Synonyme(s)

  • Happy Puppet Syndrome
  • Puppet Children

Traductions

  • français

  • Enfants marionnettes
  • Syndrome de la marionnette joyeuse
  • Syndrome du pantin hilare

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-K3L5GLNL-M

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 07/05/1992, dernière modification le 08/07/2013