The UBE3A protein is needed shortly after birth for the proper development of the dorsomedial striatum, part of a brain…
Marisa Wexler, MS
Marisa holds a Master of Science in cellular and molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. Her areas of expertise include cancer biology, immunology, and genetics, and she has worked as a science writing and communications intern for the Genetics Society of America.
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Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
Severe seizure events known as status epilepticus are common in people with Angelman syndrome, especially during childhood, a new…
Nanopore adaptive sequencing — a recently developed technology that determines the sequence of a strand of DNA by measuring changes…
In children with Angelman syndrome, the parts of the brain that recognize words show activity similar to that of…
A “wide spectrum” of vision impairments can be common in people with Angelman syndrome but may not be fully recognized,…
In a mouse model of Angelman syndrome, male and female mice show similar responses in tests of memory and…
The expression, or activity, of a trio of genes are altered in the nerve cells of people with Angelman…
People with Angelman syndrome have altered networks of brain connectivity, which may play a role in developing the behavioral…
A teenage boy with Angelman syndrome, whose developmental differences were less substantial than those typically seen with the condition,…
A new mutation in the UBE3AÂ gene associated with Angelman syndrome was described in a recent report and modeling studies…