Time: Tue Dec 02 14:17:59 1997 To: Patricia Neill <pnpj@db1.cc.rochester.edu> From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: Genetic Defects Make People Smell like Rotting Fish Cc: Bcc: References: Patty, You have given me a laughing attack. HELP!!!! /s/ Paul Mitchell http://supremelaw.com You mean, I'm safe? WHEW!!! One more question: Can one obtain an odor-altering order? /s/ Paul Mitchell http://supremelaw.com At 04:12 PM 12/2/97 -0400, you wrote: >Not to worry. Tis genetic, you see, so either you smell like a rotting fish >or you don't. Horrible, ain't it? :) >Patty > > >>Patty, >> >>I can't stand it. Please don't make >>me wait any longer. Pleeeeze!!! >> >>I GOTTA KNOW! GOTTA KNOW!! >> >>Can it be transmitted via modems? 8-] >> >>/s/ Paul Mitchell >>http://supremelaw.com >> >> >> >>At 10:24 AM 12/2/97 -0400, you wrote: >>>When all seems dark and dim, just remember--it could be worse. >>> >>> >>>Genetic Defects Make People Smell like >>> Rotting Fish >>> >>> AP >>> 02-DEC-97 >>> >>> NEW YORK (AP) Two competing teams of scientists have >>>identified genetic defects that cause >>> "fish-odor syndrome," a distressing disease that makes people >>>smell like rotting fish. >>> >>> People with the uncommon disorder can be ridiculed as >>>children and grow up to be lonely and >>> depressed. >>> >>> "These people lose jobs, they lose friends, they're often >>>very isolated," said Dr. Eileen Treacy of >>> McGill University in Montreal, who led one of the teams that >>>found the flaws in a single gene. >>> >>> Robert L. Smith of the Imperial College School of Medicine in >>>London, a member of the other group, >>> told of a woman who divorced her husband because she thought >>>he was not keeping himself clean. >>> When she learned he had the disorder, "she was full of >>>remorse," he said. >>> >>> No cure is known for fish-odor syndrome, although avoiding >>>certain foods and taking antibiotics can >>> help. The new work might lead to better therapies, >>>researchers said. >>> >>> The British research team, led by Ian R. Phillips of the >>>University of London, reports its work in the >>> December issue of the journal Nature Genetics. Treacy's >>>results were presented last month at a >>> genetics meeting. >>> >>> It's not clear how common fish-odor syndrome is. Smith said >>>it is mentioned in some ancient >>> literature and even caught the attention of Shakespeare, who >>>in "The Tempest" describes a character >>> with "a very ancient and fish-like smell." >>> >>> The newly found defects sabotage production of effective >>>forms of an enzyme called FMO3. The >>> liver needs that enzyme to process a smelly protein called >>>TMA or trimethylamine, which is >>> produced by bacteria in the gut. When TMA goes unprocessed, >>>it seeps out in a person's breath and >>> perspiration, causing the offensive body odor. >>> >>> People with the disorder are told to avoid eating fish from >>>the sea, eggs, liver and other foods that >>> contain raw materials for making TMA. They can also take >>>antibiotics, but only intermittently, to >>> reduce production of the stench. >>> >>> Everybody has two copies of the FMO3 gene, one inherited from >>>each parent. The disorder arises >>> when both copies are defective. >>> >>> It appears shortly after birth. Mothers find an affected baby >>>"smells a bit odd" and may bathe the >>> child several times a day in the next few months, Smith said. >>>The baby's bedroom may have a >>> "heavy, slightly objectionable smell, particularly around the >>>curtains and furnishings," he said. >>> >>> Later, in school, the child is often ridiculed as "Stinky" or >>>"Fishy," said Smith, who said children >>> have been forced to leave schools because of the derision. >>> >>> Some affected people reach their teens without finding out >>>why their peers are avoiding them, >>> knowing only "there's something wrong about them that they >>>don't understand," Smith said. >>> >>> Many affected people go into jobs where they can work alone. >>>Some start smoking heavily to try to >>> disguise the smell, Smith said. >>> >>> "It's an awful condition for them to have to live with, >>>particularly teen-agers and young people >>> trying to make their lives and careers," Smith said. "They >>>labor under this disadvantage. It's a dead >>> weight on them." >>> >>> Copyright 1997 & The Associated Press. 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