Angelman syndrome

genetic condition in humans
MedicalCondition designated_intractable_rare_disease Q535364
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Angelman syndrome

Summary

Angelman syndrome is a designated intractable/rare disease[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of designated_intractable_rare_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,747 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Angelman syndrome is credited with the discovery of Harry Angelman[3].
  • Angelman syndrome's instance of is recorded as designated intractable/rare disease[4].
  • Angelman syndrome's instance of is recorded as developmental defect during embryogenesis[5].
  • Angelman syndrome's instance of is recorded as rare disease[6].
  • Angelman syndrome's instance of is recorded as class of disease[7].
  • Harry Angelman is named after Angelman syndrome[8].
  • Angelman syndrome is a type of chromosomal disease[9].
  • Angelman syndrome is a type of genetic syndromic intellectual disability[10].
  • Angelman syndrome is a type of organic brain syndrome[11].
  • Angelman syndrome is a type of chromosomal anomaly with epilepsy as a major feature[12].
  • Angelman syndrome is a type of syndrome[13].
  • Angelman syndrome is a type of disease[14].
  • Angelman syndrome's Commons category is recorded as Angelman syndrome[15].
  • Angelman syndrome's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1965[16].
  • Angelman syndrome's external data available at URL is recorded as http://www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/4771[17].
  • Angelman syndrome's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 759.89[18].
  • Angelman syndrome's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C75462[19].
  • Angelman syndrome's health specialty is recorded as medical genetics[20].
  • Angelman syndrome's health specialty is recorded as neurology[21].
  • Angelman syndrome's genetic association is recorded as UBE3A[22].
  • Angelman syndrome's genetic association is recorded as MECP2[23].
  • Angelman syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_1932[24].
  • Angelman syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:1932[25].
  • Angelman syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_72[26].
  • Angelman syndrome's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Medicine[27].

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Works and Contributions

Angelman syndrome is credited with the discovery of Harry Angelman[3].

Why It Matters

Angelman syndrome ranks in the top 9% of designated_intractable_rare_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,747 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . ddrare.nibiohn.go.jp. Retrieved . ddrare.nibiohn.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . 'Puppet' children. A report on three cases (1965).. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . 'Puppet' children. A report on three cases (1965).. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 'Puppet' children. A report on three cases (1965).. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ddrare.nibiohn.go.jp. Retrieved . ddrare.nibiohn.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Q905695. Retrieved . search.clinicalgenome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Identifiers.org. registry.identifiers.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor Harry Angelman
    Health specialty medical genetics, neurology
    Instance of designated intractable/rare disease, developmental defect during embryogenesis, rare disease +1
    Aliases
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