Sometimes accompanied by difficulty sweating and inability to regulate body temperature. Inheritance is autosomal recessive. A genetic disorder characterized by weakness of the elastic fibers of the body's connective tissues. Eyes, bones, heart, and blood vessels are typically involved. The inheritance is autosomal dominant.
Inheritance is autosomal dominant and the condition is variable in severity.
Incidence is about 1 in 3,000 to 1 in 3,500. If untreated, the phenylalanine accumulates in the blood causing mental retardation and seizures. Inheritance is autosomal recessive. An inherited blood disease more common in those of African, African American or Mediterranean ancestry. Inheritance is autosomal recessive.