About this condition

Heavy chain disease

This is information, not medical advice. A doctor or genetic counsellor is the right person for decisions.

What this means, in plain words

Heavy chain disease is a rare condition linked to the IGHA1, IGHG1, IGHM and 1 more genes.

No two people with this condition are the same, and not everything on this page will apply to everyone.

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Things you can do this week

Write down your questions and take them to your next appointment (ours are below).

Questions to bring to your doctor

Has a gene change been found, and is it the kind usually seen in heavy chain disease?
Is there a treatment for this condition, or a study we could join?
Should we see a genetic counsellor about what this means for the rest of the family?

Questions for our appointment

About: Heavy chain disease

Has a gene change been found, and is it the kind usually seen in heavy chain disease?
Is there a treatment for this condition, or a study we could join?
Should we see a genetic counsellor about what this means for the rest of the family?

This is information, not medical advice. Prepared with Phenotech, a rare-disease atlas. Sources: Orphanet (https://www.orpha.net/en/disease/detail/86864); ClinicalTrials.gov (https://clinicaltrials.gov/search?cond=heavy%20chain%20disease&aggFilters=status:rec%20not).

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