An gano a shekarar 2004
A 1989, yaron ya zo ofishin Dr. Katherine W. Timothy na Jami'ar Utah. Dr. Timothawus ya lura cewa yaro yana da damuwa da zuciya kuma yana yatsun yatsun hannu da yatsunsa. Wannan yaro yana da abin da aka sani da ciwo na Timothawus, wanda aka laƙaba shi don girmama darajar Dr. Timothawus a matsayin masanin kimiyya da ke binciken abubuwan da ke haifar da rudun zuciya.
A shekara ta 2004, ƙungiyar masu bincike ta duniya ta nuna cewa maye gurbin kwayar cutar da ke da nasaba da ciwowar Timoti a cikin wani nau'in da ake kira CACNA1C, kuma ya gano yadda ya kamata ciwo a cikin littattafan likita. Matsayin da ke haifar da ciwo ya faru ne kawai kuma ba a gada shi ba.
Ba'a san yadda yawancin yara ke fama da cutar Timoti ba. Masu bincike sun gano 'ya'ya 17, kuma sunyi imani da wasu yara da ke fama da ciwo za a gano su a matsayin sanannun al'umma sun fahimci matsalar.
Cutar cututtuka
Yara da ciwo da Timothawusu suna da matsala tare da kwarara da allura a jikin jikin. Calcium yana daya daga cikin kwayoyin mahimmanci a cikin jiki, kuma yana damuwa da yadda ya kwarara zai iya haifar da fadi da dama na bayyanar cututtuka. Wadannan sun haɗa da:
- Mai yiwuwa mummunan zuciya na damuwa
- Zuciyar zuciya
- Yatsun yatsun hannu da yatsun kafa (suma)
- Rashin ƙuntata tsarin
- Matsalolin ƙwarewa
- Autism
- Low jini sugar (hypoglycemia)
Sanin asali
Kowane yaro wanda aka haifa tare da yatsun yatsun hannu ko yatsunsa an duba su don ganin ko yana da nakasar kwayoyin . Wani electrocardiogram (ECG) zai iya gano duk wani nau'in zuciya na hauka. Kwafar ƙwaƙwalwar ƙwaƙwalwa (duban dan tayi) zai iya gano duk wani lahani na zuciya. Autism wata cuta ce mai wuya kuma yana da wuyar ganewa.
Haɗuwa da yatsun yatsun hannu da yatsun kafa da damun zuciya na damuwa zasu bada shawara akan ƙwayar cutar Timothawus.
Jiyya
Labari mai dadi shi ne cewa za'a iya kula da ƙwayar mahaifa a cikin jiki tare da maganin magunguna kamar Calan (verapamil) ko Procardia (nifedipine). Masu binciken suna kula da 'ya'yan da ciwon Timothawus tare da irin wannan magani, suna fatan cewa kwayoyi zasu rage karfin zuciya da rashin daidaituwa da kuma inganta aikin haɓaka.
Bincike na ci gaba
Ƙungiyar masu bincike suna ci gaba da aikinsu, suna nazarin yadda tashar cizon sauro ke hana wasu magungunan da ke fama da ciwon Timothawus. Kuma za su ci gaba da nemo kwayoyin halittar da ke haifar da kullun zuciya, kuma yadda mahaukaci mai gudana a jiki zai iya alaka da autism.
Sources:
> "Raunin Ƙananan Ciwon Kwayoyin Halitta na Yara." Rahoton labarai. 30 Satumba 2004. Asibitin yara a Boston.
> "Timothy Syndrome." Rahoton Raunuka Rare. 04 Afrilu 2007. Ƙungiyar Ƙungiya ta Ƙananan Raunuka.