Re: Bleph & ptosis associated with FAS & FOXL2

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Hi, I have just found your site while doing some research. My son

does have a chromosome 3 deletion and has some of the symptoms of

BPES although very few. He actually does have a deletion of

chromosome 3q23 (where FOXL2 is) yet only has two symptoms of BPES

which is unusual for this deletion. The two symptoms he has are

strabismus and had a lacrimal eye duct problem as a baby yet it

isn't a problem anymore. His strabismus was also corrected twice

and it is now normal.

I just wanted to let several of you know something that may or may

not be of interest to know. My son Cameron also was at first

labeled " failure to thrive " yet upon further examination, he had a

severe zinc deficiency which was causing his growth and development

problems. He is now 11 and I had to give him zinc for several years

when he was much younger but he is now of normal height and weight

and thriving like crazy. After the zinc was given for a few weeks,

I noticed some huge changes in his eating patterns and growth. I

know this may not be related but certainly something that can be

checked in some cases just in case. There are two different zinc

tests that can be given and the one that he was deficient in was the

serum zinc test and not the other. I would not suggest just giving

zinc if you suspect something though because if you give zinc

unnecessarily, it can affect your iron levels as well.

Again, I know it may not help everyone but if it can help one

person, I'm happy to have shared it.

Cheryl

> >

> > Hi Everyone,

> >

> > Our son, Micah, has suddenly stopped growing. Not

> > just slow growth or short stature - stopped growing

> > all together. No bone growth AT ALL in the last year.

> > And he is not gaining weight, in fact he lost two

> > pounds. All he does is eat all day long - so it is

> > not a nutritional issue.

> >

> > We have been referred to Children's Hospital and are

> > trying to find the cause for the lack of growth, also

> > called " Failure to Thrive " in the medical community.

> > (Such a misleading term as this child is happy and

> > silly, and such a " thriving " and normal four year old

> > boy. He just isn't growing. But I digress.)

> >

> > In my research, I came across a couple of articles

> > that are listing ptosis and blepharophimosis as two of

> > the MANY symptoms associated with fetal alcohol

> > syndrome. (FAS) I had never heard this before and

> > wanted to share the information.

> >

> > http://www.aoj.org/abstracts/41/41_132.html

> >

> > http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic767.htm

> >

> > If anyone else has information about this could you

> > please post and pass it on? And if anyone is headed

> > to a geneticist soon can you ask about this? I tried

> > to schedule us and the soonest they can get us in is

> > August.

> >

> > Because Micah is adopted I have no idea what prenatal

> > exposure he had. Birthmom did admit to drinking - but

> > of course we have no way of knowing how much. Also,

> > his genetic testing in Korea came back normal - which

> > seems weird for BPES. So we are trying to piece this

> > all together.

> >

> > Thanks!

> > April Eisele, Colorado, USA

> > Wife to Jon

> > Mommy to Mira, Micah & Misha

> >

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