Bloom syndrome

(bloom)

[David Bloom, U.S. dermatologist, b. 1892]
An autosomal recessive disease, found predominantly but not exclusively in persons of Jewish ancestry, marked by chromosomal abnormalities, facial rashes, dwarfism, and a propensity to develop leukemia.

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