Bloom's syndrome. Possible pitfalls in clinical diagnosis
Vanderschueren-Lodeweyckx, M.; Fryns, J.P.; Van den Berghe, H.; Eggermont, E.; Eeckels, R.
American Journal of Diseases of Children 138(9): 812-816
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-922X PMID: 6433702 Document Number: 241773
Two patients with Bloom's syndrome were treated and extensive endocrine studies were conducted. In 1 patient, longitudinal growth, pubertal development and the effect of exogenous human growth hormone on growth velocity were studied. Establishing a diagnosis of Bloom's syndrome is difficult in clinical practice. Measurement of the frequency of sister chromatid exchanges is essential in patients with growth retardation of intrauterine origin.