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Bloom syndrome

How is it diagnosed?

A diagnosis of Bloom syndrome can be confirmed or eliminated by a chromosome test in which the characteristic pattern of breakage or rearrangement in the chromosome is identified. Carrier status of people in the Ashkenazi Jewish population can be investigated by a blood test which can identify almost all carrier individuals.

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Medical text written September 2006 by Contact a Family. Approved September 2006 by Professor F Cotter, Professor of Experimental Haematology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.

 

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