February 9, 2023
$200,000 2 years Individuals with a deletion of chromosome 15q11-q13 suffer from Angelman syndrome (AS), a neurogenetic developmental disorder characterized by intellectual disability, motor ataxia, absent speech, and seizures. The specific gene that is responsible for AS encodes the ubiquitin […]
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February 3, 2023
$99,000 2 years Angelman syndrome (AS) is caused by loss of maternal UBE3A expression. In neurons, paternal UBE3A is silenced by the UBE3A-ATS transcript, resulting in a total loss of UBE3A in AS neurons. Promising preclinical data by the Beaudet […]
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January 27, 2023
$200,000 2 years Angelman syndrome occurs because of a missing or malfunctioning gene called UBE3A on the maternal chromosome. Normally, UBE3A gene expression occurs only on the maternal chromosome while the paternal chromosome is silenced. The approach in this study […]
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October 10, 2022
$195,400 Most caregivers of an individual with Angelman syndrome spend a lot of time and money getting a diagnosis of AS once symptoms begin. As more is known about AS and new therapies offer potential help for those symptoms, there […]
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October 10, 2022
$250,000 GI problems occur in up to 80% of people with Angelman’s Syndrome (AS). The most commonly reported issues include constipation, gastroesophageal reflux, and abdominal pain. Further, GI problems are associated in neurodevelopmental conditions with both challenges in behavior and […]
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October 10, 2022
$199,000 Several promising treatments are being developed for Angelman syndrome (AS), with the goal of restoring function of UBE3A. Therapies administered early in life are expected to be most beneficial, but AS is often not diagnosed until 1-4 years of […]
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October 10, 2022
$200,000 Motor deficits are common and debilitating, but not well-understood, symptoms of Angelman syndrome. AS results from the loss of the UBE3A gene. The development and study of animal models of AS that lack the same gene has advanced our […]
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October 10, 2022
$199,100 Researchers will investigate in more detail the requirements of ASO-mediated rescue of behavioral phenotypes of an AS mouse model. The most important questions they will attempt to address are: How much ASO and how much UBE3A protein is really […]
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