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Lisch nodules

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Neurofibromatosis

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CGG repeat

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Fragile X

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CAG repeat

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Huntington disease

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cafe-au-lait spots, plexiform neurofibromas

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Neurofibromatosis 1

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cafe-au-lait spots, vestibular schwannomas

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Neurofibromatosis 2

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mitochondrial disorder with epileptic seizures and degeneration of brain; ragged red fibers

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MERRF

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Formerly called von Recklinghausen

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NF1 or peripheral neurofibromatosis was called this

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Major clinical features of neurofibromatosis 1

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Major features are: cafe-au-lait spots, freckling, peripheral neurofibromas, lisch nodules

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Cafe-au-lait diagnostic criteria in NF1

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6 or more cafe-au-lait spots

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Variable expressivity means

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The phenotypic features can vary between individuals with the same genotype.

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Site of peripheral neurofibroma development

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They develop on peripheral nerves.

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Most common cause of morbidity in NF1

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Plexiform neurofibroma causes this in NF1

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NF1 gene

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neurofibromin gene

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Alternative splicing produces these

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different isoform; different proteins from same gene

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Function of neurofibromin

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tumor suppressor; negative regulator of RAS is the function of this protein

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Another name for NF2

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bilateral acoustic neurofibromatosis

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Nerve often involved in NF2

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CN 8

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18
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Adult onset NF

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NF2

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19
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Child onset NF

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NF1

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Most common form of NF

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NF1

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21
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Frequent early symptom of NF2

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hearing loss with tinnitus or vertigo is an early symptom

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NF2 gene

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merlin is the gene

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NF2 protein function

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function is tumor suppressor binding to membrane bound proteins/receptors

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24
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NF affecting only one region of body

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This is called segmented NF1 or NF2.

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Purpose of purine/pyrimidine salvage pathways

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recover nucleotides rather than creating them de novo

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Substrates for purine/pyrimidine salvage pathways

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DNA/RNA are the substrates for these

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HPRT or HGPRT

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hypoxanthine/guanine phosphoribosyl transferase is abbreviated this way

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Products for HPRT/HGPRT

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IMP and GMP are the products of these enzyme

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Substrates for HPRT/HGPRT

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Hyoxanthine and guanine are the substrates of these enzymes

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30
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Mechanism of inheritance for Lesch-Nyhan disease

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X-linked inheritance

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Self-mutilation is seen in severe cases

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Lesch-Nyhan disease has this severe presentation

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Mutation in Lesch-Nyhan disease

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HPRT mutation

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HPRT mutation causes

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Lesch-Nyhan disease cause

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34
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Joint disease associated with Lesch Nyhan

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Gout

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35
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Color of urate crystals

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orange is the color

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36
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Triplet expanded in fragile X

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CGG is expanded

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Fragile X expansion occurs in what parent

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Expansion occurs in the mother

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38
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Mechanism of triplet expansion

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DNA slippage is the mechanism

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Fragile X etiology

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Promoter down-regulation is the disease mechansim

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Triplet expanded in Huntington disease

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CAG is expanded

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Huntington disease expansion occurs in what parent

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Expansion occurs in the father

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Major features of fragile X in males

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long face, high arched palate, large ears, macroorchidism

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Features fragile X in females

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tremors/ataxia, premature ovarian failure, mild mental retardation

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Features of Huntington disease

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progressive neuronal death, chorea, dementia

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45
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Anticipation in triplet disease means

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earlier age of onset with greater numbers of repeats

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46
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Disease range of triplets in fragile X

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> 200 repeats

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47
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Disease range of triplets in Huntington disease

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> 38 repeats

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48
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Normal cell location of HTT

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cytoplasm is the location

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49
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Cell location of mutant HTT

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nucleus is the location

50
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Brain localization of HTT

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located in cerebellum, cortex, striatum

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Atrophies in Huntington disease

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caudate nucleus, putamen, nucleus accumbens

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Fundamental unit of sphingolipids

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ceramide is fundamental unit

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Most complex group of sphingoglycolipids

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gangliosides are the most complex

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GM2 gangliosidosis examples

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Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff

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Sphingolipidosis examples

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Krabbe, Fabry, Gaucher, Niemann-Pick

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X-linked sphinolipidosis

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Fabry disease is X-linked

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Site of ganglioside and sphingolipid accumulation

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Accumulate in cell

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Site of mucopolysaccharide accumulation

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Accumulate outside of cell

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Tay-Sachs disease mutation

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Hexosaminidase A mutation

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Sandhoff disease mutation

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Hexosaminidase B mutation

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Site of GM2 accumulation in gangliosidoses

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CNS/ANS, retina

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Eye finding in lysosomal storage diseases

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cherry red spot of the macula

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Defect in MPS diseases

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heparan sulfate and dematan sulfate degradation pathways

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Most severe MPS

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Hurler syndrome

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X-linked MPS

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Hunter syndrome

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Mild MPS (also MPS III)

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Sanfilippo syndrome

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Mild form Hurler syndrome

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Scheie syndrome

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Hurler syndrome mutation

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alpha-iduronidase

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Accumulated product in MPS I

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heparan sulfate and dermatan sulfate accumulate

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Accumulated product in MPS III

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heparan sulfate

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Accumulated product in MPS II

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heparan sulfate and dermatan sulfate accumulate

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Example of a compound heterozygote

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Hurler-Scheie syndrome

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Mutation in Hunter syndrome

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Iduronate sulfatase is mutated

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Two examples with recombinant enzyme treatments

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MPS I (alpha iduronidase) and Fabry disease (alpha galactosidase) are examples

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Major clinical sign in Alzheimer disease

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progressive dementia is clinical sign

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Major findings in Alzheimer neuropathology

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beta-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles

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Neuroimaging of Alzheimer brains shows these

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cortical thinning, loss of gray matter

78
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Greatest causes of Alzheimer disease

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About 75% of cases have unknown etiology

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Types of early onset AD

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AD 1, 3, 4

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Mutation in AD 1

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Amyloid beta precursor protein (APP) mutation

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Mutation in AD 3

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Presenilin 1

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Mutation in AD 4

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Presenilin 2

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Components of gamma secretase

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PS 1, PS 2, nicatrin, APH1

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Secretase forming only non-toxic products

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Alpha secretase forms this product

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Beta secretase products

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AB40 and AB42

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Toxic product of beta secretase

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Gene involved in late onset AD

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Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is the gene

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Site of brain synthesis of APOE

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microglia/astrocytes

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Function of APOE in brain

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transports cholesterol to neurons

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Why do neurons need cholesterol

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membranes, synaptic integrity, normal neuron function

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3 things APOE regulate in brain

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AB level, AB deposition, AB clearance

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APOE allele associated with low AD incidence

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APOE allele associated with late onset AD

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Cell structure associated with tau proteins

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microtubules

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Function of tau proteins

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regulates microtubule assembly and stability

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Normal phosphorylation state of tau

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Low phosphorylation state in normal conditions

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Phosphorylation state of tau aggregates

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hyperphosphorylation is in tau aggregates

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Number of tau isoforms

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6 isoforms

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Different functions of isoforms

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plasticity and stability

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Two major sources of free radicals

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mitochondria and NADPH oxidase

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Function of microglia

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clear and degrade amyloid beta proteins

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Pathway generating superoxide in cells

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oxidative phosphorylation creating excess electrons

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Ox-Phos complex involved in brain superoxide formation

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Complex I in the brain

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Superoxide reacts with nitrous oxide to form

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peroxynitrates are formed from these

105
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Secreted by microglia

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IL, TNFa, TGFb

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Dysfunctional microglia in AD result in this

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decreased APOE receptors, decreased cholesterol transport

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Increased TNFa and IL-6 cause this

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sickness behavior is caused by these

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symptoms of sickness behavior

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anxiety, depression, apathy

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system inflammation characteristics

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increased C-reactive protein, TNFa, IL-6

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cafe-au-lait spots in NF2

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less than 6 typically

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skeletal abnormality associated with MPS

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oval-shaped vertebrae had hook-shaped spious processes

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deformities associated with MPS

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gibbus deformity and lumbar kyphosis

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function of FMRP

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transports specific mRNAs to cytoplasm for translation (prevents mental retardation)

114
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HTT stimulates production of this

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brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)

115
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Femur deformity associated with Gaucher disease

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Erlenmyer flask deformity

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Mutated enzyme in Gaucher disease

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glucocerebrosidase is mutated

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Mutated enzyme in Krabbe disease

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galactocerebrosidase is mutated

118
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Characterized by pain in extremities, may be intermittent

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Fabry disease

119
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Two abnormal proteins associated with early onset AD

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APP and gamma-secretase (composed of presenilins and 2 other proteins)

120
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Two subunits of sphingolipids

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sphingosine and a fatty acid

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Site of MPS (GAG) accumulation

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extracellular spaces of connective tissues

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