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Q: Genetic defect? symptoms listed? ideas?
asked by: Paradox Engineering on November 28th, 2007
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I’m hoping that someone here with knowledge of / specialty in genetic syndromes can help me identify this underlying condition. The symptoms I have are deteriorating slowly, and I’m very scared by the fact that I do not know which syndrome is responsible, or what the outcome will be. Please help me; my symptoms are very real Crying or Very sad

I've been enduring these strange health problems for quite some time; the root cause of which I believe (coming from a background in science) is due to a genetic defect. I have quite a number of strange facial features & dental abnormalities, many of which I have noticed are attributed to various syndromes resulting from chromosomal aberrations (I.e. duplications, deletions, inversions, etc).

No doctor I’ve previously seen cared enough (or knew enough about this topic) to effectively find any syndrome which fit the criteria of symptoms. I have since lost my medical insurance and cannot afford to consult with a geneticist or undergo genetic testing.

I have a high IQ of 140. I have been diagnosed some time ago with Asperger’s syndrome (autism spectrum disorder), which is the cause for my high I.Q. I am 23 years old and have a background in biochemistry. I am 6’ tall and weighing in at 270 lbs.


FACIAL ANOMOLIES:

- Nearly-flat back of skull
- Frontal bossing
- Unusually large head
- Long, narrow face
- Bird-like facial features
- Drooping eyelids
- Small jaw
- Small mouth
- Unusually shaped & thin upper lip

DENTAL SYMPTOMS:

- Many adult teeth never developed (have many baby teeth)
- Delayed eruption of adult teeth
- Loss of tooth enamel
- Pitting in several teeth
- Deep grooves in lower front teeth

NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS:

- Ghosting of visual field (recent)
- Simple partial seizures [temporal lobe epilepsy]
- Tinnitus (intermittent)
- Multiple chemical sensitivity
- Phantom odors & tastes (olfactory hallucinations)
- REM behavior disorder (violent sleep behavior)
- Shooting nerve pain
- Lack of fine muscle coordination (tremors)

ENDOCRINOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS:

- Marked testosterone deficiency
- Brief incident with manifestations of Cushing’s syndrome, which left substantial scarring from stretch marks.
- Substantial weight fluctuations (gain or loss)
- Gynecomastia
- Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid nodule

SKELETAL SYMPTOMS:

- Arched neck
- Extremely wide back with asymmetrical shoulder length (difference of 2”)
- Small hands in proportion to body size

GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS:

- Abdominal distention
- Hepatosplenomegaly
- Gluten intolerance

IMMUNOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS:

- Susceptibility to infections
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ladybugs596
replied on June 25th, 2008
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Genetic Disorder in the Kidney
My daughter was diagnosed about 10 yrs ago with Gittlemans , to which we never heard of, no she is pregnant with her 2nd child (17 WEEKS) and they had to put a picc line in her todaymy questions is this should we seek out a high risk OB Dr?
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lizzyc1974
replied on January 7th, 2009
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I am no genetics expert, but in reading your post a few things jumped out at me that I remembered seeing in searching for my son's genetic problem. Have you looked into Marfan Syndrome?

The things that reminded me of it is the long, narrow face, bird like features, stretch marks on skin.

You can read more here: http://www.marfan.org/nmf/GetContentReques tHandler.do?menu_item_id=4

I know how difficult it can be to find information on an unknown genetic condition. We see a genetecist and even with her help, we still don't know exactly what is going on. I just try to put all the puzzle pieces together. A helpful site is OMIM. Our geneticist uses this as well. You can enter your features and see if anything comes up. Check it out at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/

Good luck!
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