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Porphyria (VP) has been generations in our family, and began at the Van Niekerk. My Grandma Elsie Maria Swanepoel (Botha) at the age of 26jaar died (1936) on the birth of her fourth child due nierstuipe. Those years were known sulpha drug "antibiotics" and "pentothal" for anesthesia and porphyria minecraft doorbell sufferers is / was deadly.
We have obtained DNA confirmation ie is tested positive for the South African R59W no mutation 'of the University of Cape Town (Prof. Peter Meissner and Prof Richard Hift) and you do not need to be tested, unless we have an acute attack and needed for the required laboratory tests to perform an acute phase confirmed. Prof RJ Hift MB ChB MMed (Med) PhD FCP (SA) is involved in the UKZN.
Dr Geoffrey Dean or rather Sir Geoffrey Dean 'in the 1940s - 1950s extensive minecraft doorbell genealogical research VP in the Eastern Cape has over of years. He has written several books including 'The Porphyrias' a story of inheritance and environment'
Ariaentje Jacobs (or Ariaantje Adriaansse or Ariaantje van den Berg) spelling differs in various documentation's father died when she was five years old and her mother when Ariaentje eight years old. She was in the 'Reformed Burger minecraft doorbell Orphanage' in Rotterdam on top. The minister Seventeen when eight of the girls be sent to the Cape to be women of the settlers. (Ariaentje and her half-sister Willemijntje was included in the group)
One of these eight children, a daughter by the name Jacomijntje was a VP carrier. She was married in 1720, Cornelis van Rooyen and several of their children also had VP. Because of the association of VP of this, is that the time to disease as Van Rooyen's skin disease refers.
The details of the parents and grandparents of Gerrit Jansz in the archives in Holland traced and it would also have been possible to Ariaentje history to locate in Rotterdam, the orphanage records had been destroyed during the bombing of Rotterdam in 1940 not.
It therefore seems to be that the thousands who porphyria are inherited in South Africa are all members of one big family, with no porphyria coming from Holland. A classic case of a founder effect.
30000 VP sufferers of all population groups in SA. The incidence of VP-sufferers minecraft doorbell in SA is much higher than in any other country in the world. That, and the fact that first VP in SA discovered and described, led to the association of VP of SA, namely the 'South African genetic porphyria.
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Have you re not sleep ....? I was also from 2h30 - or literally feel my blood bubbling in my veins and my legs squirm. Will today when Dr referral and would get to sleep clinic. I only went to bed at 11h00 and now very seldom get more than 5 hours of sleep a night
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If I were you I would definitely arrange for your mother and all the children tested in Cape Town. You only let local blood draw they then send to Cape Town. If the test is negative then you know there is no guarantee porphyria not. Other tests done locally is not 100%. Let me know if you need more info ...
anil said on October 13, 2009
Tomorrow Rosie - you are welcome
Tomorrow Caro - No, you will be surprised to know how little doctors minecraft doorbell actually know porphyria or patients with porphyria. The American doctors' knowledge regarding porphyria minecraft doorbell is very poor! Our South African professors for their years ... If I had a strange doctor, I take my porphyria Bible together and inform them what to do and what to avoid! I already had one that says porphyria exist! The road is long and lonely, but I met him ...
Tomorrow Think Again - When you're young you do not have the knowledge or you do not realize the extent of porphyria not! I had four miscarriages and not easily got pregnant ... I have three children, 30, 23 and 17 and only the latest, it is property, which is a tragedy because he is this great big talented rugby player ... Fortunately 'for men with porphyria, in general, the fewer symptoms than women ... Hormone changes and menstruation affects women much worse, in my experience. There is so much research going, I believe and hope that in the future, an answer will be ...
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Test your first, as you may have your children tested. If your mom has it, is the 50% chance that you have it. You have your DNA tested in Cape Town, it does not help it locally to test, the testing of porphyria is problematic and the chances of a wrong
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Porphyria (VP) has been generations in our family, and began at the Van Niekerk. My Grandma Elsie Maria Swanepoel (Botha) at the age of 26jaar died (1936) on the birth of her fourth child due nierstuipe. Those years were known sulpha drug "antibiotics" and "pentothal" for anesthesia and porphyria minecraft doorbell sufferers is / was deadly.
We have obtained DNA confirmation ie is tested positive for the South African R59W no mutation 'of the University of Cape Town (Prof. Peter Meissner and Prof Richard Hift) and you do not need to be tested, unless we have an acute attack and needed for the required laboratory tests to perform an acute phase confirmed. Prof RJ Hift MB ChB MMed (Med) PhD FCP (SA) is involved in the UKZN.
Dr Geoffrey Dean or rather Sir Geoffrey Dean 'in the 1940s - 1950s extensive minecraft doorbell genealogical research VP in the Eastern Cape has over of years. He has written several books including 'The Porphyrias' a story of inheritance and environment'
Ariaentje Jacobs (or Ariaantje Adriaansse or Ariaantje van den Berg) spelling differs in various documentation's father died when she was five years old and her mother when Ariaentje eight years old. She was in the 'Reformed Burger minecraft doorbell Orphanage' in Rotterdam on top. The minister Seventeen when eight of the girls be sent to the Cape to be women of the settlers. (Ariaentje and her half-sister Willemijntje was included in the group)
One of these eight children, a daughter by the name Jacomijntje was a VP carrier. She was married in 1720, Cornelis van Rooyen and several of their children also had VP. Because of the association of VP of this, is that the time to disease as Van Rooyen's skin disease refers.
The details of the parents and grandparents of Gerrit Jansz in the archives in Holland traced and it would also have been possible to Ariaentje history to locate in Rotterdam, the orphanage records had been destroyed during the bombing of Rotterdam in 1940 not.
It therefore seems to be that the thousands who porphyria are inherited in South Africa are all members of one big family, with no porphyria coming from Holland. A classic case of a founder effect.
30000 VP sufferers of all population groups in SA. The incidence of VP-sufferers minecraft doorbell in SA is much higher than in any other country in the world. That, and the fact that first VP in SA discovered and described, led to the association of VP of SA, namely the 'South African genetic porphyria.
Reply
Have you re not sleep ....? I was also from 2h30 - or literally feel my blood bubbling in my veins and my legs squirm. Will today when Dr referral and would get to sleep clinic. I only went to bed at 11h00 and now very seldom get more than 5 hours of sleep a night
Reply
If I were you I would definitely arrange for your mother and all the children tested in Cape Town. You only let local blood draw they then send to Cape Town. If the test is negative then you know there is no guarantee porphyria not. Other tests done locally is not 100%. Let me know if you need more info ...
anil said on October 13, 2009
Tomorrow Rosie - you are welcome
Tomorrow Caro - No, you will be surprised to know how little doctors minecraft doorbell actually know porphyria or patients with porphyria. The American doctors' knowledge regarding porphyria minecraft doorbell is very poor! Our South African professors for their years ... If I had a strange doctor, I take my porphyria Bible together and inform them what to do and what to avoid! I already had one that says porphyria exist! The road is long and lonely, but I met him ...
Tomorrow Think Again - When you're young you do not have the knowledge or you do not realize the extent of porphyria not! I had four miscarriages and not easily got pregnant ... I have three children, 30, 23 and 17 and only the latest, it is property, which is a tragedy because he is this great big talented rugby player ... Fortunately 'for men with porphyria, in general, the fewer symptoms than women ... Hormone changes and menstruation affects women much worse, in my experience. There is so much research going, I believe and hope that in the future, an answer will be ...
Reply
Test your first, as you may have your children tested. If your mom has it, is the 50% chance that you have it. You have your DNA tested in Cape Town, it does not help it locally to test, the testing of porphyria is problematic and the chances of a wrong
MORE
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