We Could Not Ask for More: Public service announcement

Monday, June 1, 2009

Public service announcement

DON'T FORGET TO USE SUNSCREEN!!!!!

This is what happened to me after sitting outside for just one hour watching Drew's TBall game.

1 comment:

Jennifer said...: OUCH! I'm pale too. We went strawberry picking yesterday and I put on SPF 30.. apparently I wore it to its limit, because I was slightly pink when we got home.. but not too bad!; June 1, 2009 at 9:13 PM

Emily's Chromosome Disorder

Karyotype:
46, XX, der (9) t(7;9) (p22.3;p24.3)

Unbalanced Translocation of Chromosomes 7 and 9
or
Partial Trisomy 7, Partial Monosomy 9

There is no syndrome name

(Translation in my words)
She has an extra piece of chromosome 7 that duplicated and attached to chromosome 9, where chromosome 9 is missing a piece. This is actually two chromosome disorders in one. She has a duplication (of 7) AND a deletion (of 9).

Update August 09:
Genetics is currently studying the 16 missing genes in Emily's missing piece of chromosome 9. This information may provide some reasons for her problems with high calcium and seizures.

Again, they can not say if it will shed any light on a prognosis.