Ch9: Genetics Flashcards
Disorders related to single gene usually follow what inheritance pattern?
Mendelian
Two types of single gene mutations?
- Mendelian
2. Non-classic inheritance
What is a mutation?
Permanent change in DNA of an organism
What is a genome mutation?
Loss or gain of whole chromosomes
What is a chromosomal mutation?
Structural changes to chromosomes
What are gene mutations?
Change at gene level
What are the two categories of gene mutations?
- Point mutations
2. Frameshift mutation
What are the two types of point mutations?
- Nonsense mutation
2. Missense mutation
What are the two types of frameshift mutations?
- Insertions
2. Deletions
Trinucleotide repeat mutations occur within coding or non-coding regions?
Both
What is the longest chromosome?
Chromosome 1
Which is the shortest chromosome?
Chromosome 22
What is a balanced reciprocal translocation?
exchange of material between nonhomologous chromosomes
What is a Robertsonian translocation?
nonreciprocal translocation involving two homologous (paired) chromosomes or non-homologous chromosome
What is an isochromosome?
chromosome that has lost one of its arms and replaced it with an exact copy of the other arm.
What is a paracentric inversion?
reversal of the normal order of genes in a chromosome segment involving only the part of a chromosome at one side of the centromere
What is a pericentric inversion?
inversions include the centromere and there is a break point in each arm
How does a ring chromosome form?
chromosome whose arms have fused together to form a ring
Hemoglobin S is the result of what type of mutation?
Point mutation causing a missense mutation
What is the exact change in hemoglobin S?
GAG becomes GUG which encodes valine instead of glutamic acid
What type of mutation is beta thalassemia?
Point mutation causing a nonsense mutation.
What type of mutation is the ABO O allele?
Frameshift mutation from a single base deletion
Hexosaminidase A/Tay Sachs is the result of what?
Frameshift mutation caused by four base insertion
Cystic fibrosis is the result of what?
Three base deletion that does NOT cause a frameshift
Fragile X syndrome is the result of what?
CGG triplet repeat
Friederich ataxia is the result of what?
GAA triplet repeat
Huntington’s disease is the result of what?
CAG triplet repeat
Myotonic dystrophy is the result of what?
CTG repeat
What is myoclonus epilepsy the result of what?
12 repeat: CCCCGCCCCGCG
What is a mendelian disorder?
Genetic disorder of large effect caused by a single gene mutation
What is the one common X-linked dominant disorder?
Vitamin D resistant rickets
3 mendelian disorder types
- Autosomal dominant
- Autosomal recessive
- X-linked recessive
Autosomal dominant is a disorder manifested in what genotype?
heterozygous
When do autosomal dominant disorders present?
Onset delay until adulthood
Can autosomal dominant disorders spontaneously occur in the germline?
yes
What modifies the expression of autosomal dominant genotype?
- Reduced penetrance
2. variable expressivity
What does the mutated gene usually encode for in autosomal dominant?
Control points in metabolic pathways
Key structural proteins
Autosomal recessive disorders are manifested only in what genotype?
Homozygous state
Siblings in AR disease have what chance of being affected?
Of being carriers?
1 in 4 chance of being affected
1 in 2 chance of being a carrier
If a low frequency gene mutation begins to appear, what does this suggest?
Population is consanguineous
Which has more uniform expression, autosomal dominant or recessive?
Recessive
Is complete penetrance common in AR?
Yes
When does onset of autosomal recessive occur?
Early in life
Can spontaneous mutations occur of autosomal recessive genes?
Yes, but takes awhile to present (several generations)
Autosomal recessive genes usually encode for what?
Enzyme
What protects us against a heterozygous autosomal recessive genotype?
The normal gene will make enough enzyme to be at functioning level
X-linked recessive disorders require how many abnormal X chromosomes in females?
2
X-linked recessive disorders require how many abnormal X chromosomes in males?
1
Who transfers the X-linked recessive gene?
Heterozygous female
Who receives the X-linked recessive gene?
Sons (1 in 2 chance)
What can lead to expression of an x-linked recessive phenotype in females?
Lyonization
How does an affected father of an x-linked recessive disorder pass on the mutation?
All daughters will be carriers
What is codominance?
When two different gene alleles are fully expressed together.
What are examples of codominance? (2)
- Histocompatibility
2. Blood groups
Codominant Mendelian disorders occur when?
When both normal and mutant gene are fully expressed
What are examples of some codominance disorders? (2)
- Thalassemias
2. Sickle cell anemia
What is penetrance?
The measure of how much a Mendelian disorder is phenotypically expressed.
What is it called when all individuals with a mutation express the phenotype?
Complete penetrance
What is it called when some affected individuals are phenotypically normal?
Reduced penetrance
What is variable expressivity?
Degree of phenotypic change seen in affected individuals.
Example of variable expressivity?
Neurofibromatosis. Some individuals have cafe au lait macules and some have widespread neural tumors and deformities
What is polymorphism?
Existence of more than one normal allele of a gene.
What are examples of polymorphisms? 2
- histocompatibility genes
2. Blood group genes
What are the most common form of polymorphisms?
SNP’s
SNP’s occur in coding regions how often?
1%
What is pleiotropism?
Ability of a single mutation to have more than one phenotypic effect?
What are two examples of pleiotropism?
- Marfan syndrome
2. Neurofibromatosis
What is genetic heterogeneity?
Ability of different gene muations to cause the same phenotypic change.
Example of genetic heterogeneity? (2)
- Retinitis pigmentosa
2. Childhood deafness
What is the phenotype?
Physical appearance or biochemical characteristics as distinguished from its genotype
What is genotype?
genetic makeup of an organism as distinguished from its physical characteristics
Two types of non-protein producing genes?
- miRNA
2. lcRNA
What are miRNA?
small RNA molecules that are further shortened, unwound to single RNA strands, and coupled with proteins.
The RNA-induced silencing complex interacts with what?
To what effect?
miRNA
Cleave or suppress translation of mRNA
If child has an autosomal dominant mutation but neither parent does, what happened?
Spontaneous mutation
Are autosomal dominant mutations usually loss of function or gain of function?
Loss
Two main characterizations of AD disorders?
- variable expressivity
2. reduced penetrance
Autosomal dominant disorders in the nervous system include? 4
- neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen)
- Huntington’s diseas
- myotonic dystrophy
- tuberous sclerosis (bourneville’s disease)
AD disorders in urinary system?
Adult polycystic kidney disease
Gastrointestinal AD disorder?
Familial polyposis coli
Hematopoietic AD disorder? 2
- hereditary spherocytosis
2. von willebrand disease
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 is known as what?
von Recklinghausen disease
What percentage of NF-1’s are spontaneous mutations?
50%
Which is more common, Type 1 or Type 2 NF?
Type 1 NF
What is the cause of NF-1
Defect of NF-1 gene on chromosome 17q11
NF-1 is what type of gene?
What does it produce?
Tumor suppressor gene
Neurofibromin
Clinical features of NF-1? 3
- Neurofibromas
- Cafe au lait macules
- Lisch nodules
What are the 4 types of neurofibromas in NF-1? Which is the one to watch for?
- cutaneous
- subcutaneous
- deep tissue
- plexiform: (WATCH THIS ONE)
Malignant tumors show up in NF-1 what percentage of the time?
What other things can NF-1 produce? (4)
3%
Skeletal abnormalities
Solid malignancies
CML
Reduced intelligence
What are lisch nodules?
Brown irregular discolorations in the iris
NF-2 has what clinical features? (5)
- Bilateral acoustic neuromas
- Multiple meningiomas
- Neurofibromas
- Cafe au lait macules
- NO Lisch nodules
NF-2 gene is found where?
What does it produce?
Ch 22
Merlin
Hereditary spherocytosis is developed how?
auto-hemolytic anemia characterized by the production of red blood cells that are sphere-shaped rather than bi-concave disk shaped (donut-shaped), and therefore more prone to hemolysis
AD skeletal disorders include what? 4
- marfan
- ehlers-danlos
- osteogenesis imperfecta
- Achondroplasia
Metabolic AD disorders? (2)
- familial hypercholesterolemia
2. acute intermittent porphyria
Marfan syndrome is due to what defective protein?
Where is this gene found?
Function of this protein normally?
Fibrillin
Ch 15
Provide stability to elastic tissue
Overall, Marfan is a disorder of what?
CT
What do you see in marfan syndrome? 7
- aortic dilatation leading to valve incompetence
- cystic medial necrosis leading to aortic dissection
- Mitral valve prolapse
- Increased stature
- Arachnodactyly
- Dislocated lens (ectopia lentis)
- Premare aging due to mucopolysaccharide deposition
Ehlers-danlos syndrome involves how many diseases?
12 variants
Ehler-danlos syndrome exhibits what type of inheritance?
All three
What collagen pathways are mutated in Ehlers-Danlos? 3
Type IV
Type VI
Type VII
How does ehler danlos present?
- Very stretchable skin
- hypermobile joints
hypotonia at birth - epicanthal folds and blue sclerae in eyes
What people do you see with Ehlers-Danlos?
Contortionists
Which is the most common mendelian disorder?
Familial hypercholesterolemia
What is the main cause of familial hypercholesterolemia?
Defective LDL receptor which regulates cholesterol metabolism
Clinical manifestations of familial Hypercholesterolemia?
High levels of total and LDL cholesterol
What are the five mutations that can result in hypercholesterolemia?
Class I: Can’t synthesize LDL receptor
Class II: Can’t transport LDL receptor to membrane
Class III: Can’t put LDL receptor into plasma membrane
Class IV: Can’t get LDL receptors to cluster in coated pit
Class V: Can’t recycle LDL receptors after use
Xanthomas are representative of what?
Hypercholesterolemia familial
Xanthelasma are representative of what?
Somewhat with hypercholesterolemia familial
Cystic fibrosis is what type of disorder?
Autosomal recessive systemic disorder of exocrine glands that affects mucus-secreting and eccrine glands