Well, it is genetic. According the the doctors there is a defect in our genes. They are still trying to figure it out. They're learning something new every day.
It is one inherited anemia that leads to bone marrow failure. It is primarily a recessive disorder: if both parents carry the FA gene 1 in 4 children will inherent Fa. Research has added years to the lives of people with FA. Decades ago, children rarely survived to adulthood.
Now, there are adults with FA that live into their 30s and beyond. FA can affect all systems of the body.
Het is een chromosoom breuk die erfelijk is.dragerschap is 1 op de honderduizend, FA komt 1 op de miljoen voor. ouders moeten beiden drager zijn van een van de 22 FA genen die nu bekend zijn.
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BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT AT ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL PADDINGTON, LONDON
Hypogammaglobulinaemia
I help with the UK charity called Fanconi Hope
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