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Abstract
An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by telangiectatic ERYTHEMA of the face, photosensitivity, DWARFISM and other abnormalities, and a predisposition toward developing cancer. The Bloom syndrome gene (BLM) encodes a RecQ-like DNA helicase.
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- Bloom's Syndrome
- Bloom-Torre-Machacek Syndrome
- Congenital Telangiectatic Erythema
- Bloom Torre Machacek Syndrome
- Bloom's Syndromes
- Congenital Telangiectatic Erythemas
- Erythema, Congenital Telangiectatic
- Telangiectatic Erythema, Congenital
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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- Abnormalities, Multiple (1968-1981)
- Dwarfism (1966-1981)
- Facial Dermatoses (1966-1981)
- Telangiectasis (1966-1981)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Bloom Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001816. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001816
- Bloom Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom_syndrome
- Bloom Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1469646