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6 mar 2023 · For more than a century, these Appalachian families passed along an exceedingly rare genetic blood condition that turned their skin a disarming shade of blue. Embarrassed by their bluish hue, the families retreated even further from society, which only exacerbated the problem.
The Fugates, commonly known as the "Blue Fugates" or the "Blue People of Kentucky", are an ancestral family living in the hills of Kentucky starting in the 19th century, where they are known for having a genetic trait that led to the blood disorder methemoglobinemia, causing the skin to appear blue.
21 mar 2023 · Known as the blue people of Kentucky, the Fugate family settled in Appalachia in 1820 and became famous for a recessive gene that made their skin bright blue. For 197 years, the Fugate family has remained sealed off from the outside world as they've passed their blue skin through the generations.
5 sie 2023 · SUMMARY. The Blue Fugates were a family from Eastern Kentucky, notably recognized for their blue skin, a genetic condition passed down over generations. The origin of the blue skin trait traces back to a French orphan named Martin Fugate, who settled in Eastern Kentucky in 1820.
21 lut 2012 · But at levels of between 10 and 20 percent a person can develop blue skin without any other symptoms. Most of blue Fugates never suffered any health effects and lived into their 80s and 90s.
12 sie 2022 · For years, people have posted images and stories on the internet about a family from Kentucky who had blue-colored skin. Understandably, some viewers have questioned whether these stories and...
In the 1960’s, a young hematologist named Madison Cawein traveled to the region, with an aim to cure the blue people of their skin color. The doctor hiked through the Appalachian hills, on a ...
