AURORA, Colo. (Sept. 19, 2024) – Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado) today announced the Chromosome 15 and Related Disorders Clinic as a nationally ranked Center of Excellence by the Angelman Syndrome Foundation and the Dup15Q Alliance.
Angelman Syndrome (AS) is a rare and complex neurogenetic disorder which can cause multiple cognitive and developmental differences, sharing symptoms and characteristics with other disorders including epilepsy, autism and cerebral palsy. AS is caused by a loss of function in the UBE3A gene in the 15th chromosome and occurs in one in 15,000 births in the U.S., with developmental delays starting to be noticed by age six to 12 months.
While there is currently no cure for AS, the Chromosome 15 and Related Disorders Clinic at Children’s Colorado has crafted multi-disciplinary care to provide holistic support for patients. Resources for patients and their families include: neurologists, physical, occupational and speech-language therapies, genetics specialists, dieticians and more. The prestigious center of excellence designation marks Children’s Colorado as one of only three clinics in the U.S. that can provide this level of care.
“My team is so grateful for this designation and for the support from the Angelman Syndrome Foundation,” said Diana Walleigh, MD, epileptologist and Director of the Chromosome 15 and Related Disorders Clinic. “Our patients and families are amazing – there’s so much potential in each of our patients, and it’s my team’s job to help unlock that. With this new designation we are hopeful to work toward finding a potential cure for AS, through research, more therapies and more ways to support families.”
Innovative support for patients with Angelman Syndrome is not new at Children’s Colorado, it’s always evolving.
“This designation is a reflection of years of incredible work by Dr. Walleigh and her team,” said Kevin Ess, MD, PhD, and Chief of Neurology at Children’s Colorado. “We are excited at the potential of what our team can accomplish in the future with this new support.”
To learn more about the resources provided by the Chromosome 15 and Related Disorders Clinic at Children’s Colorado, please visit our website.
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