Blue Fugates

The Blue Fugates are an extended family from the Appalachian Mountains famous for having a high occurrence of the rare disorder methemoglobinemia. The patriarch of the family, Martin Fugate, settled near Hazard, Kentucky circa 1800. His wife was a carrier of the recessive methemoglobinemia (met-H) gene, as was a nearby clan with whom the Fugates intermarried. As a result many descendants of the Fugates were born with met-H.

External links

• Straight Dope article on the Fugates of Appalachia, an extended family of blue-skinned people
• The Blue People of Troublesome Creek
• Genealogical history of the Fugates
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