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Bloom Syndrome (Syndrome, Bloom) Summary

Description: 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.

Also Known As: Syndrome, Bloom; Bloom Torre Machacek Syndrome; Syndrome, Bloom-Torre-Machacek; Bloom-Torre-Machacek Syndrome

Networked: 186 relevant articles (1 outcomes, 6 trials/studies) for this Disease

Key Drugs and Agents for Bloom Syndrome

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) : 1 outcome in 47 results : IBA
  2. DNA ligase III : 1 outcome in 3 results : IBA
  3. Pyruvate Kinase : 3 studies in 3 results : IBA
  4. Proteins (Proteins, Gene) : 1 study in 17 results : IBA
  5. Carbon Monoxide : 1 study in 6 results : IBA
  6. Enzymes : 1 study in 2 results : IBA
  7. Keratin-10 : 1 study in 1 result : IBA
  8. RecQ Helicases : 14 results : IBA
  9. Trichothiodystrophy : 12 results : IBA
  10. Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) : 9 results : IBA
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Diseases Related to Bloom Syndrome

  1. Neoplasms (Cancer)
  2. Werner Syndrome (Werner's Syndrome)
  3. Genomic Instability
  4. Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis (Bullous Congenital Ichthyosiform Erythroderma)
  5. Adult T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma (Leukemia Lymphoma, T Cell, Acute, HTLV I Associated)
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Key Therapies for Bloom Syndrome

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  1. Radiotherapy : 1 result
  2. Aftercare (After-Treatment) : 1 result

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