Complete Information on Blue diaper syndrome
May.22, 2008 in
Health
Blue diaper syndrome is thought to be inherited as an autosomal recessive disease.
Blue diaper syndrome is a rare, autosomal recessive metabolic disorder characterized in infants by bluish urine-stained diapers.Blue diaper syndrome is an inborn error of amino acid metabolism. The amino acid tryptophan is malabsorped in the intestinal lining of newborn infants. The syndrome is known to be an autosomal recessive trait. It is believed that a mutation in the tryptophan transport protein causes a baby’s diaper to turn blue once the urine touches the diaper. This was caused by the bacteria that acted on urine precursor’s to produce a compound that turned indigo blue upon contact with air.