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1
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Genetics: What is ‘variable expressivity’

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All individuals who have the mutant gene express it differently

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____ of function mutations are commonly associated with autosomal dominant disorders.

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Loss of function

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What are characteristics of autosomal recessive disorders?

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  1. Can occur due to consanguinity
  2. 1 in 4 chance of having trait
  3. Does not usually affect parents, but siblings may have it
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Marfan syndrome is associated with ____ gene mutation.

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Fibrillin-1

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5
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Ghents criteria is used to diagnose (condition)

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Marfan syndrome

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What are the 2 autosomal recessive ehler danlos conditions?

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  1. Kyphoscoliosis Type VI
  2. Dermatopraxis Type VIIc
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What enzyme is deficient in EDS kyphoscoliosis type VI?

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Lysyl hydroxylase

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8
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What enzyme is deficient in EDS dermatopraxis type VIIc?

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N peptidase

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9
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Familial hypercholesterolemia gene mutations 3

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  1. Mutations in LDL-R
  2. Apo B gene mutations
  3. Activating mutations PCSK9 gene
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10
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What is an example of codominant pattern of inheritance?

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AB blood group, HLA genes

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11
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What is a point mutation?

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Replacement of one nucleotide with another in a sequence

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12
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Example of a disease with point mutation?

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Sickle cell anemia

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13
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What are the types of point mutations 3

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  1. Silent
  2. Missense
  3. Nonsense
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14
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What is a silent mutation?

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Replacement of nucleotide and still codes for same protein

Eg GAA —> glu
GAG —> glu

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15
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What is a nonsense mutation?

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Replacement of nucleotide leads to stop

Eg GAA –> glu
UAA–> stop

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16
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What is a missense mutation?

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Replacement of nucleotide that gives another protein

Eg GAA –> Glu
GAC–> Asp

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17
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What are the stop codons? 3

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UAA
UAG
UGA

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18
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What is a frame shift mutation?

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Caused by addition or deletion of nucleotide

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19
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A codon is made of (number) nucleosides

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3

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20
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What are the type of frame shift mutations? 3

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  1. Wild type
  2. Base pair deletion
  3. Three nucleoside insertion/deletion
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21
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Y linked disorders are also known as ___(name)

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Holandric inheritance

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22
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What is penetrance?

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How often someone with the genotype shows the corresponding phenotype

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What are the characteristics of autosomal recessive disorders?

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  1. Narrow expressivity (no variability)
  2. Childhood onset
  3. Complete penetrance
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24
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Any disease that ends with ‘uria’ is ____ inheritance.

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Autosomal recessive

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25
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Autosomal recessive conditions examples

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Anything than ends with ‘uria’

ABCDEF
Albinism
Beta thalassemia/Sickle cell
Cystic fibrosis/Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Friedrich’s ataxia/Fanconi
Glycogen/lysosomal storage disease
Haemochromatosis
Wilson disease
Haemochromatosis

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26
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Which protein is negatively affected in Marfan syndrome?

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Elastin

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27
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Marfan syndrome causes elevation of ____ (growth factor)

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TGF-B

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28
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Which way does the lens dislocate in Marfan syndrome?

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Superotemporal dislocation

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29
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Inferonasal dislocation of lens is associated with ___(condition)

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Homocytinuria

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30
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Neurofibromatosis type 1 is caused by mutation in which chromasome?

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17

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31
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Neurofibromatosis type 2 is caused by mutation in which chromasome?

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22

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32
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Cafe au late spots are seen in which types of neurofibromatosis?

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Type 1 and 2

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33
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Neurofibromatosis 1 has defect in which protein?

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Neurofibromin

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34
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Neurofibromatosis 2 has defect in which protein?

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Merlin

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35
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Leisch nodules are seen in (neurofibromatosis)

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Type 1 only

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36
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Ependymoma, acoustic schwanoma and meningioma are seen in which neurofibromatosis type?

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2

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37
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Classic cells seen in meningioma

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Psamomma bodies

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38
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Drop metastasis is associated with ____ (condition)

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Ependymoma

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39
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All metabolic diseases

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40
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All inborn errors of metabolism are autosomal recessive except 2

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  1. Fabrys
  2. Hunters

Both are X linked recessive

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41
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What enzyme is deficient in phenylketonuria?

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Phenylalanine hydroxylase

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42
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What is the enzyme deficient in Alkaptonuria?

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Homogenisticnacid oxidase

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43
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Onion skin lysosome is associated with which lysosome disease?

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Tay Sachs

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44
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Ochronosis is associated with which disease?

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Alkaptonuria

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45
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Tay Sachs disease is cause by (enzyme deficiency)

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Hexomidase A deficiency

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46
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What is Tay Sachs disease?

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Neurodegenerative disease (accumulation of GM2 gangliosides in lysosomes of neurons)

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47
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Which conditions would you see Cherry Red spots in eye?

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Cherry Trees Never Grow Tall

Central retinal artery occlusion
Tay Sachs
Nieman Pick
Gauchers disease
Trauma (Berlints oedema)

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48
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What is the deficiency in Nieman Pick?

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Spholingomyelinase

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49
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Zebra bodies are seen in which conditions? 4

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Nieman pick
Hunters
Harley
Fabry

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50
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Askanazi Jews are associated with development of which lysosomal condition?

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Nieman pick

51
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Which lysosomal condition has foam cells in spleen and liver?

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Nieman pick

52
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Glucocerebrosidase deficiency is which disease?

A

Gauchers disease

53
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Bone pain and hepatosplenomegaly is associated with which lysosomal disorder?

54
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Crumpled tissue paper appearance is associated with which lysosomal disorder?

55
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Which condition has gout, intellectual disability and self-mutilating behaviour?

A

Leisch nyhan syndrome (X linked)

56
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Which conditions are X linked recessive but manifest in females?

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  1. Turners 45XO
  2. Lyonization (X becomes inactive)
  3. Carrier mother
57
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What are X linked recessive disorders?

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ABCDEFGH

A Haemophilia A/B
B Burton’s abetaglobulinema
C colour blindness (red-green), CJD (chronic granulomatous disease)
D Duchenne/BMD
E Leisch Nyhan
F Fabry disease, Fragile X
G G6PD deficiency
H Hunters

58
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What are the disorders that are non Mendelian? 4

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  1. Mitochondrial disorders
  2. Genomic imprinting
  3. Gonadal mosaicism
    4.trinucleotide repeat disorders
59
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Mitochondrial gene disorders characteristics of inheritance

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  1. Inherited from mother only
  2. Affected mother spreads disease to all children
  3. Affected father does not spread it
60
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What are the mitochondrial disorders? 6 examples

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  1. MELAS: Mitochondrial encephalopathic lactic acidosis
  2. CPEO: Chronic progressive ophthalmoplegia
  3. MERRF: Myoclonic epilepsy red ragged fibers
  4. NARP: neurogenic ataxia retinitis pigmentosa
  5. LHON: Lebers hereditary optic neuropathy
  6. Leigh syndrome
61
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What is a classic feature of CPEO?

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Bilateral ptosis

62
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What are 2 key features of MELAS?

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Tonic clinic seizures
Muscle weakness

63
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What are 3 features of MERRF?

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Dementia
Cerebellar ataxia
Generalised seizure

64
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Mitochondrial cristae that look like ‘phonographic records’ and/or ‘car park’ appearance is suggestive of

65
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What mitochondrial disorder presents with sudden vision loss?

A

Labors hereditary optic neuropathy

66
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How does Labors neuropathy cause vision loss?

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Complex 1 dysfunction–> death optic nerve

67
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What is the dysfunction in Leigh syndrome?

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1.SuRF-1 (80%)
2.MT-ATP6 (20%)

Both lead to complex 1 dysfunction

68
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What are the 2 main features of Leigh syndrome?

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Nystagmus

69
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What trinucleotide repeat is seen in Huntington ataxia?

70
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What trinucleotide repeat is seen in fragile X syndrome?

71
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What trinucleotide repeat is seen in Friedrich ataxia?

72
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What is the gene mutation in fragile X syndrome?

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FMR-1 (Familial mental retardation)

73
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Carrier females of fragile X syndrome are at risk of developing (condition)

A

Premature ovarian failure

74
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What are the clinical features of fragile X syndrome?

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  1. Long face/ears/mandible
  2. Mitral valve prolapse
  3. Normal nose
75
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Fragile X syndrome: how many repeats of its sequence will lead to this?

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> 200 trinucleotide repeats

76
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What is the mutation in prader-willi syndrome?

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SNORP gene inactivation

  1. Paternal ch 15 deletion
    Or
  2. Maternal Ch 15 x2
77
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What are the clinical features of Down syndrome?

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  1. Macroglossia
  2. Mental retardation
  3. Upslanting palpebral fissures
  4. Flat nasal bridge
  5. Bushfield spots
  6. Saddle toe
  7. Single Palmar fissure
78
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What are the complications seen in Down Syndrome?

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  1. Alzheimer’s by 40
  2. Hirschprungs/dueodenal atresia
  3. Transient abnormal mylopoisis
  4. Endocardial cushion defects
79
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What is the most common cancers that patients with Down syndrome get <3 years of age?

A

Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia

80
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What is the most common cancer the Down patients get >5 years age?

81
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What are the markers for Down syndrome (lab)?

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  1. B HCG (high)
  2. PAPP A (High) - only for dual testing
  3. Estriol (Low)
  4. AFP (low)
  5. Inhibin A (high) - quadruple test
82
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Turner Syndrome: which chromosome is missing (45XO)

A

Paternal (80%)

83
Q

Deletion of which amino acid causes cystic fibrosis?

A

F508 (Phenylalanine)

84
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What is the most common form of EDS (Ehler Danlos)?

A

Kyphoscoliosis (Type VI)

85
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Von Gierke disease, what enzyme is deficient?

A

Glucose 6 phosphatase (excessive glycogen storage in liver)

86
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What type of point mutation is Nieman-Pick Type A?

87
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Which storage disorder has fibrillary cytoplasm?

88
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PAS staining positive is associated with which storage disorder?

89
Q

Main cause of death in mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS)?

A

MI (balloon cells: accumulate in coronary arteries)

90
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What are the affected areas (ochronosis of Alkaptonuria)

A

Cartilage (ears, nose, joints - big joints)

91
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Androgen insensitivity syndrome inheritance?

92
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Androgen insensitivity syndrome: what is the mechanism?

A

Defective androgen receptor: does not respond to DHT but responds to estradiol

93
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How is fragile X syndrome detected in fetus?

A

PCR or western blot amniotic fluid

94
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Fragile X syndrome: when do the trinucleotide repeats occur (fertile cell cycle, parent)

A

Oogenesis in mum

95
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What is the difference btw Nieman Pick and Tay Sachs in presentation?

A

Tay Sachs has NO hepatosplenomegaly

96
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What is the deficiency in MC Ardle disease?

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Glycogen phosphorylase - muscle cannot use glycogen, pee myoglobin after severe excercise

97
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What is the deficiency in Hurler disease?

A

Iduronidase

98
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Hurler disease inheritance?

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Autosomal recessive

99
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What metabolites accumulate in Hurler’s and Hunter’s disease? 4

A

Dermatan sulfate
heparin sulfate
Keratin sulfate
Chondroitin sulfate

100
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What is the difference in presentation btw Hurler’s and Hunter’s?

A

Hunter has no Corneal clouding

101
Q

What is the chromosome of Kleinfelters?

102
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What is the inheritance of Hunters?

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X linked recessive

103
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What is the deficiency in Pompe disease?

A

Acid maltase (lysosomal glucosidase)

104
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What is cause of death in Pompe disease?

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Glycogen gets stored in myocardium (cardiomegaly and heart failure)

105
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What is patau syndrome?

A

Trisomy 13
Cleft lip
Microcephaly
Polydactly

106
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Monosomy (is 45 X) has which classic presentation?

A

Short 4th metacarpal

107
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Trisomy 18 (Edwards) has which classic hand presentation?

A

Overlapping digits (2 over 3, 5 over 4)

108
Q

What are the types of Gaucher disease?

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  1. Type 1: 99% of cases. NO neurologic SX. Has large macrophages.
  2. Type 2: CNS affected, lethal.
  3. Type 3: CNS affected, less severe.
109
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Macrophages: Nieman pick vs Gauchers

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Nieman pick has multiple vacuoles within macrophages

110
Q

Which chromosomal abnormality is likely to be carried to term?

111
Q

Trisomy 18: features

A

Growth retardation
VSD
Horseshoe kidney
Omphalocele

112
Q

Which 2 conditions have hygroma?

A

Turners
Downs (+VSD)

113
Q

What is a Northern blot?

A

To detect RNA of interest in a sample

114
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What is an alternative to nitrocellulose blotting?

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Diazobenzyloxymethyl paper - can bind single standard DNA, RNA and proteins by linking to diazonium group

115
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What is a western blot?

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Similar to northern plot, but detects protein of interest (eg AIDS)

116
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Which direction does RNA move in a Northern blot membrane?

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Negative end to positive

117
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What gel is used in western blot?

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SDS PAGE gel

118
Q

What membrane is used in western blot?

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PVDF membrane

119
Q

What is an ELIZA?

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Colorimetric test that uses antibodies and colour change to identify a substance

120
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What is an indirect ELIZA?

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Detect an antibody against a known antigen

121
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What is a Sandwich Eliza?

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Detect antigen of interest

122
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What is competitive Eliza?

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Detects how much antigen is in patient sample

123
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Competitive Eliza: faint or no colour change means

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Lots of antigen present

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