Alexandria Syndrome: the "rare condition" of violet eyes

A purported medical condition to which several symptoms are attributed that are so bizarre they are hard to believe.

You may not have heard much about Alexandria Syndrome, also known as Alexandria Genesis, a strange condition that is attributed with the ability to cause a person to develop purple eyes, among other symptoms.

Violet eyes are surely very attractive, but people who would have them because of this syndrome, in addition, present very strange Biological characteristics, supposedly due to a mutation. The truth is that there is very little information about this medical condition, so it seems more like a myth. In this article we will talk about on the characteristics of the syndrome of Alexandria and on if it is or not credible..

What is Alexandria syndrome?

Theoretically, Alexandria syndrome is the consequence of a genetic mutation that turns people into human beings with extraordinary qualities.

As a consequence of this mutation, the eyes would become violet, the skin extremely light (which curiously does not burn with sun exposure) and the hair becomes dark brown, although they do not have body hair. The curious thing is that these people are attributed with unique abilitiesThe women have no menstrual cycle but can have children, their immune systems are insurmountable, their well-proportioned bodies never gain weight and on top of that they look 5 or 10 years younger.

Certainly, this story does not seem very true, but it seems less true when it is true that women have no menstrual cycle but can have children.But it seems less true when one learns that the life expectancy of these people would be 120-150 years. Most of the myths about this phenomenon have to do with its evolution.

How does this supposed condition develop?

Apparently people with Alexandria syndrome are born with blue eyes. are born with blue eyesbut after a while (after six months) and due to genetic mutation, they become violet. This condition usually occurs mainly in Caucasians. During puberty, the shade becomes darker. But eye color, while it can be striking, is not the most disturbing part of this story. For example, that despite the pale skin tone, these people do not burn in the sun.

In addition, it turns out that thanks to a genetic mutation, aging would stop around the age of 50, and supposedly it is not after the age of 100 that these individuals begin to look like old people.

What is the origin of this peculiar phenomenon?

The name of this disorder appears in the XIV century in Northern Europe. As the story goes, the term originated due to the case of Alexandria Augustine, a woman born in London in 1329. At the time of her birth, little Alexandria had blue eyes, but the color gradually changed to violet. gradually the color changed to violet. A priest of the time claimed that this strange case was not the work of the devil (thank goodness), but that he had knowledge of a similar case from Egypt, and Alexandria would have all the symptoms described above.

This story that might seem more a matter of superstition and fears about witchcraft is still alive today. Some proponents of the existence of this syndrome believe that the American actress Elizabeth Taylor had this disorder.. It turns out that Taylor had dark blue eyes, and depending on how the light hits them they looked violet.

A case similar to the "butterfly children"?

To reinforce their claims, many people argue that there are mutations that produce the opposite effect, i.e. that children age rapidly: this is what is known as the "butterfly children", who are characterized by fragile skin and their life expectancy is shortened by 30-40 years. In fact, this hereditary disease with a poor prognosis is called epidermolysis bullosa and is very serious.

The most severe form of this disorder is known as epidermolysis bullosa dystrophicaand is caused by mutations in the gene responsible for collagen VII, a protein whose function is to give firmness and integrity to different tissues of the body, including the skin. The case for this disease is well known and has been confirmed by science. Given that there is a mutation that causes premature aging and a shorter lifespan, proponents of Alexandria syndrome argue that it is quite reasonable to expect that there is a mutation with the opposite effects.

Alexandria syndrome: is it real or not?

Although the latter claim may have some logic to it, the symptoms of this alleged disorder are too outlandish to be even possible, much less possible. to be even possible, let alone credible.

Some things just don't add up. For example, no matter how much of a genetic mutation was present, there is nothing that could explain why women suffering from Alexandria Syndrome can have children without menstruation. Although there are animals that can, it would take much more than a single mutation to rearrange the genes in humans to achieve this.

In addition, according to existing records, the human longevity record is 122 years, the record for longevity in human beings is 122 years.. Therefore, the claim that people with Genesis of Alexandria can live to 150 years of age is unfounded. Everything in this story is unfounded. So we can affirm that the Alexandria syndrome does not exist.