Biochemistry Diseases Flashcards
1
Q
Orotic Aciduria
A
Pyr synthesis
UMP Synthase
Orotic acidUMP
AR
inc Orotic Acid in Urine
Megaloblastic Anemia
Failure to thrive
Oral uridine
2
Q
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease (SCID)
A
Purine salvage
Adenosine Deaminase
AdenosineInosine
AR
dec Lymphocytes
*Kids
3
Q
Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
A
Purine salvage
HGPRT
HypoxanthineIMP
GuanineGMP
XR
inc Uric Acid
Retardation
Self Mutilation (Gout)
Aggression
Choreoathetosis
4
Q
Xeroderma Pigmentosum
A
DNA repair - NER
Sensitive to light
5
Q
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC)
A
DNA repair- MMR
6
Q
Ataxia Telangiectasia
A
DNA repair-Nonhomologous end joining
Ataxia- lack of voluntary muscle control
Telangiectasia- spider veins