AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISEASES Flashcards
an autosomal recessive disorder caused by a severe deficiency of the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) and the resultant hyperphenylalaninemia.
Pku
Pku gene
PAH
Pku mol lesion
Splice-site mutation: reduced amount
Pku protein
Phenylalanine hydroxylase
Must/Mousy odor in the breath, skin, or urine, caused by too
much phenylalanine in the body.
Neurological problems that may include seizures.
Skin rashes like eczema
Children: Mental Retardation and Microcephaly
Pku
An autosomal recessive disorder resulting in water imbalance in tissues of the pancreas, intestine, sweat glands, and lungs due to impaired transport; leads to lung damage.
There is an irregularity in salt and water balance
Cystic fibrosis
CF gene
cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene
CF mol lesion
Deletions and other mutations: nonfunctional or misfolded
proteins
CF protein
cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein
recurring chest infections
difficulty putting on weight
frequent, wet-sounding coughs
diarrhea
occasional wheezing and shortness of breath
very salty sweat
CF
A sweat test checks for high levels of chloride in your sweat.
newborn screening, a sweat chloride test, a genetic or carrier test, and a clinical
evaluation at a ___ Foundation-accredited care center.
CF
An autosomal recessive disorder caused by a mutation in the hemoglobin beta gene.
There is an altered form of the protein hemoglobin,
Sickle cell
Sickle cell gene
hemoglobin beta gene (HBB) found on chromosome 11p15. 5.
Sickle cell mol lesion
Point mutations: abnormal structure
Sickle cell proteins
Glutamate of Valine