DEVON, Pa., Aug. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZYNE), the leader in innovative pharmaceutically-produced transdermal cannabinoid therapies for rare and near-rare neuropsychiatric disorders, today announced the acceptance and presentation details of two posters at the 22^nd Society for the Study of Behavioural Phenotypes (SSBP) Symposium. The meeting is being held at Aston University in Birmingham, UK on September 4^th through 6^th, 2019. The posters will be viewable throughout September 5^th and 6^th and the authors will be available for additional discussion at the poster at the times noted below.

Poster title: “Content Validity of the ABC-C_FXS and Subscales in Fragile X Syndrome”
Author presentation time: 12:40PM – 1:45PM BST, September 5^th and 6^th, 2019
This poster will describe information evaluating the Social Avoidance, Irritability, and Socially Unresponsive/Lethargic subscales of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist Community: FXS Specific (ABC-C_FXS) in relation to the experience of caregivers caring for a child with Fragile X syndrome (FXS). In addition, the poster will describe the most common core FXS behaviors from the perspective of caregivers of children with the disorder.

Poster title: “Common Behavioral Features of Autism, Fragile X Syndrome, and 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome”
Author presentation time: 12:40PM – 1:45PM BST, September 5^th and 6^th, 2019
Based on insights from Company data, Zynerba conducted a retrospective literature review on patients with autism spectrum disorder, FXS, and 22q11.2 deletion syndrome to determine the symptomatic overlap between these disorders and to determine a possible role for cannabidiol (CBD) in managing the spectrum of behavioral symptoms associated with these conditions. The poster will describe the results of this review.

About Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Zynerba Pharmaceuticals is the leader in pharmaceutically-produced transdermal cannabinoid therapies for rare and near-rare neuropsychiatric disorders. We are committed to improving the lives of patients and their families living with severe, chronic health conditions including Fragile X Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome, and a heterogeneous group of rare and ultra-rare epilepsies known as developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. Learn more at www.zynerba.com and follow us on Twitter at @ZynerbaPharma.  

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484.581.7489
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Source: Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc.