Refining the Behavioral Phenotype of Angelman Syndrome: Examining Differences in Motivation for Social Contact Between Genetic Subgroups

Angelman syndrome (AS) is caused by loss of information from the 15q11.2-13 region on the maternal chromosome with striking phenotypic difference from Prader–Willi syndrome in which information is lost from the same region on the paternal chromosome. Motivation for social contact and sensory seeking...

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Main Authors: Mary Heald, Dawn Adams, Emily Walls, Christopher Oliver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2021.618271/full