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Double-blind therapeutic trial in Angelman syndrome using betaine and folic acid.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Aug 2010
Peters Sarika U, Bird Lynne M, Kimonis Virginia, Glaze Daniel G, Shinawi Lina M, Bichell Terry Jo, Barbieri-Welge Rene, Nespeca Mark, Anselm Irina, Waisbren Susan, Sanborn Erica, Sun Qin, O'Brien William E, Beaudet Arthur L, Bacino Carlos A
Abstract excerpt
Angelman syndrome (AS) is caused by reduced or absent expression of the maternally inherited ubiquitin protein ligase 3A gene (UBE3A), which maps to chromosome 15q11-q13. UBE3A is subject to genomic imprinting in neurons in most regions of the brain. Expression of UBE3A from the maternal chromoso...
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