A child with the disease may also have a small head, short stature, cross-eyes, kidney problems, mental retardation, and small eyes. Recent evidence indicates that 1 in 87 Ashkenazi Jews are carriers for Fanconi's Anemia gene. Patients with Fanconi's Anemia rarely live beyond their teens or early twenties. Unfortunately, Fanconi's Anemia is usually not recognized at birth but is suspected only later on through the signs and symptoms described above. The diagnosis of Fanconi's Anemia can be confirmed with the so-called chromosome breakage test.
Treatment usually involves bone-marrow transplantation from a family member.