Stem Cell Treatment to Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia
Cartilage-Hair
Hypoplasia
One of the
rarest genetic disease is Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia characterisation
characteristically, it lead to skeletal deformities and a weak immune system.
It also affects in short stature (dwarfism)
Primary
alopecia condition is been generated by the disease having no pigment by the
light fine hair. 15% of people are affected by this condition.
Symptoms
include:
- fine, sparse hair and eyebrows
- skeletal and spinal abnormalities
- short limb dwarfism
- anaemia
- low levels of white blood cells
The
inherited autosomal recessive is Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia. Its means that this
disease is been carried by both parents but generally no sign of it is been
shown by their own.
By
uniparental disomy it can be inherited but in rare cases. That means instead of
inheriting one copy from each parent the child inherits copies two chromosome
from only one parent.
In Amish or
Finnish population, the Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia is been seen the most. Both
male and females are been affected equally in this.
The gene
mutation on short arm of chromosome 9 plays the lead role in this disease
In this
disease 86% of people suffer from immunodeficiency, severe combined take
immunodeficiency takes place from reaching mild then severe at last the worst
case. Life threatening infection can
easily take place at this time.
Cartilage-Hair
Hypoplasia complications are:
- susceptibility to infection
- skin cancers
- blood cancers, such as leukaemia
- autoimmune diseases
- Hirschsprung’s disease (inability of digesting nutrients) is a
gastrointestinal problem, also known as celiac disease.
- Lymphoma that means immune system cancers
Treated
of Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia
Blood-forming
(haemopoietic) stem cell transplant is a treatment option in SCID- Severe Combined Immunodeficiency in some of
the cases.
Patients
suffering from Cartilage- Hair Hypoplasia and having immune system deficiencies
goes through the treatment of immunoglobulin replacement therapy and
vaccinations, antibiotics for infections.
In circumstances
of severe combined immunodeficiency, stem cells can be a possibility for
transplant of donating blood forming (haemopoiteic).
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