CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research published today in the scientific peer-reviewed journal Nature has discovered a potential treatment for Angelman syndrome, a neuro-genetic disorder similar to autism that occurs in one in 15,000 live births. By creating the motivational environment and access to resources that launched this research initiative in 2009, the Angelman Syndrome Foundation (ASF) is enthusiastic about the results of the work conducted by a team of scientists and doctors at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. The research, which is being continually funded by the ASF, has revealed that drugs currently used in the treatment of cancer may also be useful in treating Angelman syndrome.
