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This syndrome affects male children, and is usually diagnosed at birth or within the first few months of life

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What are three special interest groups that focus on barth syndrome?

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


How many people have Barth Syndrome in the US?

People, mostly males, has barth syndrome. Barth Syndrome affected 200,000 male infants.


How did Barth syndrome get its name?

Barth syndrome is named after the pediatric cardiologist Peter G. Barth, who first described the condition in 1983. He observed several boys with a distinct set of symptoms including cardiomyopathy, muscle weakness, growth delay, and neutropenia, leading to the recognition of the syndrome that bears his name.


What famous people had or have barth syndrome?

Barth syndrome is a rare genetic disorder, and while it may not be widely known in popular culture, one notable individual associated with it is the late musician and composer, John "Johnny" Barth. However, specific well-known figures with Barth syndrome are not commonly documented, as the condition affects a small number of individuals and is often not publicly disclosed. Most information about Barth syndrome comes from advocacy groups and medical studies rather than celebrity cases.


What does Barth syndrome mean?

It is a genetically-linked cardiac disease


How do you get barth syndrome?

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 mitochondria do not function properly in people with Barth Syndrome because the mutated gene alerts or inhabits the production of what biomolecule?

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.


What gene is affected by Barth syndrome?

Barth syndrome occurs when a person is born with a mutated, or abnormal, TAZ1 (or G4.5) gene. This abnormal gene is located on the X chromosome, which is a sex-determining chromosome. Males have one X and one Y chromosome, while females have two X chromosomes.


What are barth syndrome's special interested groups?

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What is the birth name of Mark Barth?

Mark Barth's birth name is Mark Lee Barth.


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