When Graham Wild went on a walk near his mother’s Perth home in 2022, he was unaware a hidden gene mutation had formed a number of blood clots that would stop his heart. He had nearly made it home when his mother Kathryn Robinson received a terrifying, single-word message from him: “HELP!” WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Mother warns of silent killer after blood clot stops teen’s heart.
Graham’s family were then tested for the gene mutation, and Robinson discovered both she and her four-year-old daughter also have the condition. And they are not alone. Perth Blood Institute chair Professor Ross Baker told 7NEWS one in 20 Australians has the condition. “In families, one in two people will inherit it, so it’s very common,” Baker said. He said that is why it is important Australians with a history of thrombosis have a blood test to detect whether the hidden gene is present.
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