Sleep Abnormalities in Rare Genetic Disorders: AS, RTT, and PW

This study will investigate sleep behavior in subjects with Angelman Syndrome, Rett Syndrome or Prader-Willi Syndrome. The study will also investigate sleep behavior in healthy siblings of subjects with Angelman Syndrome, Rett Syndrome or Prader-Willi Syndrome. These individuals will serve as control subjects. The study will use questionnaires designed to identify sleep disorders and how […]

A Trial of Levodopa in Angelman Syndrome

This study is designed to determine whether levodopa will lead to an improvement in the development and tremor in children with Angelman syndrome (AS). It has been suggested that levodopa, a medication that is usually used to treat Parkinson disease in adults, may help children with AS in their overall development and reduce the tremor […]

Minocycline in the Treatment of Angelman Syndrome

There is mounting evidence to suggest that a treatment for Angelman syndrome is not just possible, but probable. The lack of known molecular targets associated with AS has hampered the development of specific therapeutics. However, a recent surge of potential therapeutics for other disorders associated with cognitive disruption has begun to be used in human […]

Angelman Syndrome Video Assessment (ASVA) Source Material Study

This is a longitudinal, observational, nonrandomized, fully remote study enrolling approximately 55 participant-caregiver dyads. The study includes no treatments or interventions, and participants will not be asked to change their current treatments. The objective of this study is to gather sufficient source material videos to develop a scoring system for ASVA and to perform preliminary […]

Angelman & Rett Syndrome: Interaction and Communication

We aim to describe the communicative and sensory profile of children with Angelman syndrome or Rett syndrome and their use of augmentative and alternative communication. In addition, parents are surveyed regarding parent-child interaction and access to communication support.

Use of Eye Tracking to Study Social Perception Abnormalities in Children With Angelman Syndrome

Angelman syndrome (AS) is a rare neurogenetic disorder that affects approximately 1 in 15,000 children – approximately 500,000 people worldwide. It is a major neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by severe developmental delay with significant intellectual disability, lack of oral language, motor, balance, and sensory impairments. While basic research and clinical trials are progressing, the scientific community […]