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The Fugates, commonly known as the " Blue Fugates " [1] 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.
5 sie 2023 · 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.
2 sie 2024 · In the 1820s there lived a couple in Kentucky whose family would become known as the Blue Fugates. Why? Because they carried a rare genetic condition that gave several members of the family...
21 mar 2023 · For nearly 200 years, the Fugate family – known as the “Blue Fugates” – passed their blue skin on for generations as they remained isolated from the outside world in the foothills of eastern Kentucky.
12 sie 2023 · Some of the folks living in the hills of eastern Kentucky believe the Fugate skin condition was an act of the devil, and others chalk it up to a racial issue. This led to the Fugates continuing to intermarry.
20 cze 2018 · In the hills of eastern Kentucky, there was a clan of folk who seem to have shared a genetic anomaly that, in effect, rendered them blue. After ruling out heart and lung diseases, the doctor suspected methemoglobinemia, a rare hereditary blood disorder.
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.
