Can Bloom syndrome be passed to further generations?

Bloom syndrome is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. This means that there is a mutation of both copies of the BLM gene in people with Bloom syndrome; and each parent carries one mutant copy and one normal copy. The causative gene has been mapped to chromosomal location 15q26.

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Can Bloom syndrome be passed down?

This condition is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern , which means both copies of the gene in each cell have mutations. The parents of an individual with an autosomal recessive condition each carry one copy of the mutated gene, but they typically do not show signs and symptoms of the condition.

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Can people with Bloom syndrome have kids?

Other clinical features include chronic respiratory illness, recurrent ear infections, and diabetes. Males are infertile; females enter menopause prematurely. There are fewer than 200 known surviving cases of Bloom syndrome worldwide.

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Is Bloom syndrome dominant or recessive?

Bloom syndrome, also called Bloom-Torre-Machacek syndrome or congenital telangiectatic erythema, is a rare autosomal recessive inherited disorder characterized by genomic instability and predisposition to the development of all types of cancer. Bloom syndrome is due to mutations in the BLM gene.

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How old is the oldest person with Bloom syndrome?

This average lifespan has been increasing over time because cancer treatments have improved and more persons with Bloom syndrome are surviving past their first cancer diagnosis. The oldest person in the Bloom Syndrome Registry is 50, and there are not so many who have reached 40.

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What disease doesn't let you age?

Progeria is also known as Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) or the “Benjamin Button” disease (named after the short story and movie 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button').

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Who is the carrier of Bloom syndrome?

Bloom syndrome is an autosomal-recessive disease caused by mutations in the BLM gene. 1 An individual who inherits one BLM mutation is a carrier and is not expected to have related health problems. An individual who inherits two BLM mutations, one from each parent, is expected to be affected with Bloom syndrome.

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What percentage of people have Bloom syndrome?

Transmission is autosomal recessive. Genetic counseling should be offered to at-risk couples (both individuals are carriers of a disease-causing mutation) informing them that there is a 25% risk of having an affected child at each pregnancy.

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Is Bloom syndrome detectable prior to birth?

Prenatal diagnosis of Bloom syndrome is possible with amniocentesis for amniotic fluid cell culture to assess for a high number of sister chromatid exchanges; DNA analysis will be available in the near future.

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How many people have had Bloom syndrome?

Few individuals with BSyn have been reported in the medical literature since its description half a century ago [Bloom 1954], and fewer than 300 are known to the Bloom Syndrome Registry. Although rare in all populations, BSyn is relatively less rare among Ashkenazi Jews.

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How do people with Bloom syndrome live?

Most people with Bloom syndrome have a normal intellectual ability, however, some will have intellectual and developmental disabilities. They may also have diabetes, chronic lung problems, and suppressed immune systems. They tend to have high rates of pneumonia and ear infections.

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What cancers are associated with Bloom syndrome?

The predisposition stands out in three ways: Cancers develop at the same sites at which they develop in persons in the general population, and they include the common types—leukemias, lymphomas, and carcinomas.

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Is there genetic testing for Bloom syndrome?

Genetic testing plays an important role in the management of Bloom syndrome. Once a couple has had a child with Bloom syndrome, it is possible to diagnose subsequent pregnancies as having or not having the syndrome; but it is also possible to go much further than this.

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When does Bloom syndrome start?

When Do Symptoms of Bloom syndrome Begin? Symptoms of this disease may start to appear during Pregnancy and as a Newborn. The age symptoms may begin to appear differs between diseases. Symptoms may begin in a single age range, or during several age ranges.

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Where does Bloom syndrome come from?

In 1954, David Bloom, a dermatologist in New York City, reported the cases of three children with short stature and telangiectatic erythema, and noted that the cause was likely a genetic syndrome (Bloom 1954).

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Is there a possibility passing Down syndrome offspring?

All three types of Down syndrome are genetic conditions (relating to the genes), but only 1% of all cases of Down syndrome have a hereditary component (passed from parent to child through the genes). Heredity is not a factor in trisomy 21 (nondisjunction) and mosaicism.

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What is Bloom syndrome in children?

Bloom syndrome is a rare chromosomal breakage syndrome characterized by severe pre- and postnatal growth deficiency, a photosensitive facial erythema, immunodeficiency, mental retardation or learning disabilities, endocrinopathies, and a predisposition to develop a wide variety of cancers.

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Why do Ashkenazi have genetic diseases?

Researchers think Ashkenazi genetic diseases arise because of the common ancestry many Jews share. While people from any ethnic group can develop genetic diseases, Ashkenazi Jews are at higher risk for certain diseases because of specific gene mutations.

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What disorders can be tested for genetically before birth?

Examples of genetic disorders that can be diagnosed before birth include:
  • Cystic fibrosis.
  • Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
  • Hemophilia A.
  • Polycystic kidney disease.
  • Sickle cell disease.
  • Tay-Sachs disease.
  • Thalassemia.

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How common are genetic syndromes?

There are over 10,000 human disorders caused by a change, known as a mutation, in a single gene. Individually, single gene disorders are each very rare, but as a whole, they affect about one per cent of the population.

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How common are recessive genetic disorders?

It's estimated that all people carry about 5 or more recessive genes that cause genetic diseases or conditions. Once parents have had a child with a recessive trait or disease, there is a 1 out of 4 chance that, with each subsequent pregnancy, another child will be born with the same trait or disorder.

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Do carriers pass a gene for a recessive disorder?

A carrier, as related to genetics, is an individual who “carries” and can pass on to its offspring a genomic variant (allele) associated with a disease (or trait) that is inherited in an autosomal recessive or sex-linked manner, and who does not show symptoms of that disease (or features of that trait).

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What are carriers of inherited disorders?

If a person has only one gene for a disorder, he or she is known as a carrier. Carriers often do not know that they have a gene for a disorder. They usually do not have symptoms or have only mild symptoms.

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Can a carrier of a genetic disorder have symptoms?

Females with one copy of the mutated gene are considered to be carriers and may or may not develop physical symptoms of the disease. In rare circumstances, the second X chromosome can be inactive, causing a carrier to have the full condition.

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What is the disease where you age too fast?

Progeria (pro-JEER-e-uh), also known as Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, is an extremely rare, progressive genetic disorder. It causes children to age rapidly, starting in their first two years of life. Children with progeria generally appear healthy at birth.

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