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Foundation for Prader-Willi Blog | Schaaf-Yang Syndrome (2)

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Partnership with CombinedBrain Establishes Biorepository for PWS & SYS

Biorepositories play a crucial role in rare disease research, serving as central locations for collecting, storing, and distributing samples such as tissues, blood, and cells. The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research, in partnership with COMBINEDBrai...
July 19, 2023 Read More

Topics: PWS People, Volunteer, Schaaf-Yang Syndrome

FPWR-Funded Postdoc Will Investigate the MAGEL2 Gene

Drug development for new therapies begins with research and discovery. To treat PWS (Prader-Willi syndrome) and SYS (Schaaf-Yang syndrome), we need to understand the differences between individuals with these conditions and typical individuals, right...
June 14, 2023 Read More

Topics: Research, Schaaf-Yang Syndrome

A New Rat Model for the Study of Features Underlying Schaaf-Yang Syndrome

Mice have long been the preferred mammal model in research labs due to their cost, size, and tractable genetics. Their behavioral simplicity, however, limits a researcher’s options for studying the component features that may serve as surrogate measu...
May 9, 2023 Read More

Topics: Research, Schaaf-Yang Syndrome

Schaaf-Yang Syndrome Across the Lifespan [2022 CONFERENCE VIDEO]

In this one hour and 22-minute video, Dr. Christian Schaaf, Department Chair of Human Genetics at Heidelberg University, discusses current research into Schaaf-Yang syndrome (SYS). Click below to watch the video. If you're short on time, scroll down ...
April 25, 2023 Read More

Topics: Research, Schaaf-Yang Syndrome

Top 10 Reasons to Attend the 2023 Family Conference

Join us October 6-October 7 for our annual gathering of movers, shakers, thinkers, and doers at this year’s FPWR Family Conference! Here are the top 10 reasons you need to be there:
February 14, 2023 Read More

Topics: News, Schaaf-Yang Syndrome

Study Compares Schaaf-Yang and Prader-Willi Syndromes

Dr. Christian Schaaf and his group, in collaboration with Dr. Jennifer Miller, has published a new study examining clinical similarities and differences between Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and Schaaf-Yang syndrome (SYS). Dr. Schaaf was the first to d...
March 14, 2018 Read More

Topics: Research, Schaaf-Yang Syndrome

How Schaaf-Yang Syndrome and PWS Are Related [VIDEO]

This blog provides a brief summary of the FPWR 2017 conference presentation about the ways in which Schaaf-Yang syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome are related. The talk was presented by Drs. Christian Schaaf, Ryan Potts and Rachel Wevrick. You can wa...
October 11, 2017 Read More

Topics: Research, Schaaf-Yang Syndrome

Schaaf Research Connects Missing MAGEL2 Gene to PWS Symptoms

Prader Willi syndrome (PWS) results when a set of key genes on chromosome 15 are missing and/or inactive. Figuring out the role played by each of these genes in PWS is a major goal for PWS research. One of the genes in the PWS region is called MAGEL2...
March 29, 2017 Read More

Topics: Research, Schaaf-Yang Syndrome

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