Re: Genetic versus hereditary

July 8, 2002

Hi Katy,

I have been told the same thing many times -- RSS is a genetic

mutation at conception and not hereditary.

Ken M

Ken

> >

> > Hello

> >

> > My name is and I have a little girl named Laikyn. She was

> > born on April 10 2002 and she weighed 2lbs 7oz. She was 34 weeks

> > gest. Her Dr. just told us that he thinks she has RSS but I really

> > don't know what to think. She really does have a good hunger drive

> > and really cries for her bottle. I could really use some advice.

> > She does have some signs of RSS like the finger, and she really does

> > have big eyes. I think she is the most perfect thing in the world.

> > She really does have good muscle tone and holds her head up really

> > well. I took her the other day to check her weight and she was 5lbs

> > 5oz and 17 1/4in long. Please let me know what you think.

> >

> > thanks so much!!!

> > and Laikyn

> >

July 8, 2002

I think if someone has RSS to begin with, they can pass it on, can't they? I

think that may have happened with one of the families on this list...

Inga

At 06:22 PM 7/8/2002 +0000, you wrote:

>

> Hi Katy,

>

> I have been told the same thing many times -- RSS is a genetic

> mutation at conception and not hereditary.

>

> Ken M

>

> Ken

> > >

> > > Hello

> > >

> > > My name is and I have a little girl named Laikyn. She was

> > > born on April 10 2002 and she weighed 2lbs 7oz. She was 34 weeks

> > > gest. Her Dr. just told us that he thinks she has RSS but I really

> > > don't know what to think. She really does have a good hunger drive

> > > and really cries for her bottle. I could really use some advice.

> > > She does have some signs of RSS like the finger, and she really does

> > > have big eyes. I think she is the most perfect thing in the world.

> > > She really does have good muscle tone and holds her head up really

> > > well. I took her the other day to check her weight and she was 5lbs

> > > 5oz and 17 1/4in long. Please let me know what you think.

> > >

> > > thanks so much!!!

> > > and Laikyn

> > >

July 8, 2002

I was told that RSS is genetic, but it can be passed down from the

mother. That would also make it hereditary. But there are very,

very few cases where there are a parent and child with RSS.

Hmmmm....I guess this would be a good convention question for Dr. H.

Jodi

July 9, 2002

At our very first visit with Dr.H - she told us that a

gene passed from my father (which had mutated) was

probably the reason and are both

RSS.

Also, they will probably have children with RSS. This

was a statement made by her last year. Don't know if

it still holds true with her today.

Both have been tested for #7 chromosome mutation and

it was negative.

Donna (mom to 13yo. and 3.9yo both

RSS)

--- " Badt-Frissora, S (Katy) "

badt@...> wrote:

> I was under the impression that RSS may be genetic,

> but not hereditary, meaning that at conception

> something happens to the genes to cause RSS, but

> that the genetic problem is not passed down from the

> parents.

>

> Any thoughts!?

>

> Thanks,

> Katy

>

> Re: new to this whole thing,

> PLEASE HELP

>

> and Laikyn,

>

> My husband and I do not have RSS, yet I have the

> curved little finger, and my

> husband and I both have some webbing between our

> second and third toes. The

> geneticist wanted a LOT of correspondence before

> going with the RSS diagnosis.

> Have you seen a geneticist? Ours was extrememly

> helpfful to us. The webpage

> telling more of the RSS characteristics is at:

>

> http://www.magicfoundation.org/divisions/rss.htm

>

> Inga

>

> At 05:54 AM 7/4/2002 +0000, you wrote:

> >

> > Hello

> >

> > My name is and I have a little girl named

> Laikyn. She was

> > born on April 10 2002 and she weighed 2lbs 7oz.

> She was 34 weeks

> > gest. Her Dr. just told us that he thinks she has

> RSS but I really

> > don't know what to think. She really does have a

> good hunger drive

> > and really cries for her bottle. I could really

> use some advice.

> > She does have some signs of RSS like the finger,

> and she really does

> > have big eyes. I think she is the most perfect

> thing in the world.

> > She really does have good muscle tone and holds

> her head up really

> > well. I took her the other day to check her

> weight and she was 5lbs

> > 5oz and 17 1/4in long. Please let me know what

> you think.

> >

> > thanks so much!!!

> > and Laikyn

> >

July 16, 2002

Ken, Does that mean that our children will not pass down or have a child

with RSS? Cara

>

>Reply-To: RSS-Support

>To: RSS-Support

>Subject: Re: Genetic versus hereditary

>Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2002 18:22:55 -0000

>

>Hi Katy,

>

>I have been told the same thing many times -- RSS is a genetic

>mutation at conception and not hereditary.

>

>Ken M

>

>Ken