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Stromme syndrome ruby blind.
Baby girl was finally able to come home.
Ruby has a rare genetic condition called stromme syndrome.
Both of these conditions are part of stromme syndrome.
Ruby was truly living up to her name.
She was diagnosed with this condition when she was in the nicu but at the time it was called apple peel intestinal atresia ocular anomalies and microcephaly syndrome which is basically just a listing of the symptoms of the syndrome.
This information comes directly from the omim website.
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The front third of the eye is typically underdeveloped and there is usually moderate.
In today s video i spend some time answering the most frequently asked questions i receive about strømme syndrome and ruby.
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Stromme syndrome stroms is caused by compound heterozygous mutation in the cenpf gene on chromosome 1q41.
One of the most popular questions i receive from our amazing viewers and follower is is ruby blind the short answer to that question is yes ruby is co.
After 56 days in the nicu my tiny 4 lb.
Strømme syndrome is a very rare autosomal recessive genetic condition characterised by intestinal atresia in which part of the intestine is missing eye abnormalities and microcephaly the intestinal atresia is of the apple peel type in which the remaining intestine is twisted around its main artery.
The omim literature goes on to say.
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Stromme syndrome is an autosomal recessive congenital disorder affecting multiple systems with features of a ciliopathy.
Ruby is a 14 year old girl with a rare genetic condition called stromme syndrome which causes vision impairment microcephaly intestinal issues slowed growth and developmental issues.
At birth these findings led doctors to believe that ruby was completely blind in both eyes.
It was so rare at the time that only three other people in the world had the diagnosis.
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She also has bilateral peter s anomaly which causes thinning and clouding of the corneas and makes ruby s eyes appear as if they do not have an iris the colored part of the eye.
Her genetic tests came back inconclusive but she was clinically diagnosed with a condition now known as stromme syndrome.
As far as angie knows there are less than 50 cases of stromme syndrome in the world.
