Riley-Day syndrome

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Chromosomes and DNA

Overview

Symptoms

Treatment

Prevention

Riley-Day syndrome

Alternative Names:

Familial dysautonomia; Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy - type III

Prevention:

Individuals of Eastern European Jewish background and families with a history of Riley-Day syndrome who are thinking of having children can seek genetic counseling to discuss risk and undergo testing where appropriate.

Genetic testing is very accurate for Riley-Day syndrome and may be used for diagnosis of affected individuals as well as for carrier detection and prenatal diagnosis.

Review Date: 12/21/2004
Reviewed By: Celeste Krauss, M.D., Board Certified Clinical Genetics, Clinical Cytogenetics and Pediatrics. Founding Fellow, American College of Medical Genetics. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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