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

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

Schaaf-Yang Syndrome Heroes Say, 'You Can Do Hard Things!'

A special contribution by guest blogger Leslie Born “No degree, or training, or book, or conversation, could have ever prepared me to be the parent of a child with a disability.” – Amanda Griffith-Atkins These words ring so true that some days I can’...

April 19, 2022 Read More

Topics: Stories of Hope, 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

The Nelson Family: Paving the Way for Schaaf-Yang Research

In 2014, when Emma Nelson was born, NICU staff told her parents, Kim and Justin, to prepare for the worst. But for the next two years, Emma had no diagnosis. Kim and Justin were directed from one specialist to the next trying to find answers to their...

September 6, 2017 Read More

Topics: Stories of Hope, 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

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

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FPWR-Funded Postdoc Will Investigate the MAGEL2 Gene

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

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

Top 10 Reasons to Attend the 2023 Family Conference

Schaaf-Yang Syndrome Heroes Say, 'You Can Do Hard Things!'

Study Compares Schaaf-Yang and Prader-Willi Syndromes

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

The Nelson Family: Paving the Way for Schaaf-Yang Research

Schaaf Research Connects Missing MAGEL2 Gene to PWS Symptoms

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