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Bloom syndrome

Inheritance patterns and prenatal diagnosis

Inheritance patterns
Autosomal recessive.

Prenatal diagnosis
This is available to families known to be affected by the syndrome, or to be carriers, by amniocentesis or Chorionic Villus Sampling early in the pregnancy.

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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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