Bloom Syndrome Genetic Disorders Conditions and Diseases

Bloom's syndrome is inherited as an autosomal recessive disease, typically manifesting itself as: unusually small size at birth but otherwise a normal degree of maturation; shortness of stature after birth, only rarely reaching five feet; redness of the skin of the face, mainly the bridge of the nose and the adjoining upper cheek areas, the lower eyelids, and the lower lip; and increased numbers of respiratory tract and ear infections, some of which are life-threatening.

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• Center for Jewish Genetic Diseases - Summarizes the symptoms of Bloom's syndrome.
• Jewish Genetic Diseases - Lists physical characteristics typically found in those with genetic disorders Bloom\'s Syndrome.
• Bloom Syndrome - Wikipedia - Summarizes features typical of patients with Bloom's syndrome.
• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man: Bloom syndrome - Details what is known of the genetics of bloom syndrome Bloom syndrome.

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