Is there any treatment? There is no specific treatment for Barth syndrome. Bacterial infections caused by neutropenia can be effectively treated with antibiotics. The drug granulocyte colony stimulating factor, or GCSF, can stimulate white cell production by the bone marrow and help combat infection. Medicines may be prescribed to control heart problems. The dietary supplement carnitine has aided some Barth children but in others it has caused increasing muscle weakness and even precipitated heart failure. Only careful dietary monitoring directed by a physician or nutritionist familiar with the disorder can ensure proper caloric and nutritional intake. Source: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/barth/barth.htm
People, mostly males, has barth syndrome. Barth Syndrome affected 200,000 male infants.
There appears to be only one special interest group that has its focus on Barth syndrome--Barth Syndrome Foundation, Inc. The website for this non-profit organization is: www.barthsyndrome.org . There are several international affiliates of the BSF: The Barth Syndrome Trust (UK & Europe), Barth Syndrome Foundation of Canada, and Barth Trust of South Africa. Sincerely, Matt Toth
After the researcher Dr. Peter Barth who established the inheritance of this disease.
It is a genetically-linked cardiac disease
Barth's Syndrome is not something you get from a virus or a bacteria. It is genetic, on the X chromozome. It means that a women is mostly only a carrier, and when a carrier woman marries a amn, 50% of their boys will have Barth's Syndrome and 50% of their girls will be carriers. All the other boys and girls will be healthy. Have good health, harhanegev@gmail.com
The mutated gene in Barth syndrome is tafazzin, and when this gene is defective it causes a loss or change in the biomolecule called cardiolipin. Cardiolipin is a phospholipid found in the mitochondria. Matthew J. Toth Science Director Barth Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
This syndrome affects male children, and is usually diagnosed at birth or within the first few months of life
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No it is not yet curable. But there are treatments for it.
Hunters syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that happens when an enzyme malfunctions or is missing completely. Unfortunately, there is no cure for Hunter's syndrome at this time. There are some treatments that can help minimize the symptoms. These treatments include enzyme therapy, gene therapy, and bone marrow transplant.
acetaminophen and antihistamine (diphenhydramine).