TAR syndrome
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| TAR syndrome (Thrombocytopenia with Absent Radius) Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | Q87.2 |
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| ICD-9 | 755.26 |
| OMIM | 27400 |
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TAR Syndrome (Thrombocytopenia with Absent radius) is a rare genetic disorder which is characterized by the absence of the radius bone in the forearm, and a dramatically reduced platelet count. Symptoms of thrombocytopenia, or a lowered platelet count, leads to bruising and potentially life-threatening haemorrhage.
Other common links between people with TAR seem to include heart problems, kidney problems, knee joint problems and frequently lactose intolerance.
Treatments range from platelet transfusions through to surgery aimed at 'normalizing' the appearance of the arm, which is much shorter and 'clubbed.' There is some controversy surrounding the role of surgery. The infant mortality rate has been curbed by new technology, including platelet transfusions, which can even be performed in utero. The critical period is the first year of life. For most people with TAR, platelet counts improve as they grow out of childhood.
Genetic research is underway. A 2007 research article identified a region of chromosome 1, 1q21.1, containing 11 genes, that is mutated in thirty of thirty patients with TAR.[1] This mutation was also found in 32% of unaffected family members, so there are likely other genetic components of the syndrome besides this one, hence when a child has the condition any future siblings are likely to have a 25% chance of also having it.
The Internet is proving to be a valuable gathering place for people with TAR, who have until now often felt isolated by the rarity of the condition. The incidence is 0.42 per 100,000 live births.
TAR was first identified in 1956, and was named almost thirteen years later when severe bruising (along with abnormally short forearms) was present in three families with nine newborns.
Notes and references
- ↑ Klopocki, E.; Schulze, H.; Strauss, G.; Ott, C.-E.; Hall, J.; Trotier, F.; Fleischhauer, S.; Greenhalgh, L.; Newbury-Ecob, R. A.; Neumann, L. M.; Habenicht, R.; Konig, R.; Seemanova, E.; Megarbane, A.; Ropers, H.-H.; Ullmann, R.; Horn, D.; Mundlos, S. : Complex inheritance pattern resembling autosomal recessive inheritance involving a microdeletion in thrombocytopenia-absent radius syndrome. Am. J. Hum. Genet. 80: 232-240, 2007.
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Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
