chapter 5 Flashcards

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Hereditary anemias (thalassemias)

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  • point mutations or deletions

- -mutation effects amount of globin chains synthesized

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cystic fibrosis mutation

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-3 base mutation= protein that lack phenylalanine

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3
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what chromosome does CF mutation occur on?

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-CFTR gene on chromosome 7q31.2

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4
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fragile X mutation

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-tandem repeats of sequence CGG within familial mental retardation 1 (FMR1) gene

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5
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Tay-Sachs mutation

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  • 4 base insertion in hexosaminidase A gene leads to frameshift
  • GM2 gangliosidase (cant catabolize) : hexosaminidase
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6
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what chromosome does Tay-Sachs mutation occur on ?

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15

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7
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what is hallmark of Tay-Sachs?

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-cherry red spot in macula

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8
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ABO blood type mutation

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-single base deletion at ABO (glycosyltransferase locus

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sickle cell anemia mutation

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  • defects in structure of globin molecule

- point mutation: valine replaces glutamic acid

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Familial hypercholesterolemia mutation

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  • loss of LDL receptors
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Osteogensis imperfecta

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-reduction in collagen (spectrin) (RBC)

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12
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Huntingtons disease mutation

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  • gain of function
  • trinucleotide repeat
  • abnormal protein (huntington)
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13
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what enzyme do people with Phenylketonuria (PKU) lack?

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-lack phenylalaine hydroxylase (PAH)

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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency

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-predisposes to RBC hemolysis in patients receiving certain types of drugs

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15
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Vitamin D-resistant rickets inheritance

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(X linked dominant)

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16
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what enzyme do Galactosemia patients lack?

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-deficiency of glactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferse

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17
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what enzyme do ppl with albinism lack?

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tyrosinase

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18
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what is the deficiency in Lesch-Nyan syndrome?

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  • deficiency of end product which is a feedback inhibitor or early rxns
  • results in overproduction of intermediate products (toxic)
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Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency

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unable to inactivate neutrophil elastase in lungs

-destruction of elastin in wall of lung alveoli leading to pulmonary emphysema

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20
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what is the defect in marfan syndrome?

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fibrillin-1

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21
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what chromosome does marfan syndrome occur on?

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-FBN 1 Chr 15q.21.1

FBN 2 chr 5q23.31 less common

22
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what is main COD of marfan?

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aortic dissection -hemorrhage through aortic wall

23
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what is the defect in ehlers danlos?

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-defect in synthesis of fibrillar collagen

24
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what is the deficiency in Niemann-picks disease

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  • lyosomal storage disease

- -lysosomal accumulation of sphingomyelin due to inherited def of sphingomyelinase

25
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what chromosome does Niemann picks disease occur on?

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  • chr 11p15.4

- preferentially expressed on maternal chromosome

26
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hallmarks of Niemann picks?

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  • zebra bodies
  • foamy cells
  • massive splenomagely
27
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what is the deficiency in Gaucher

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  • lysosomal storage disease
  • -glucocerebrosidase mutation
  • accum. Of glucocerebroside in phagocytes
28
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what is hallmark of Gaucher?

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  • bleeding issues
  • trouble fighting infections
  • due to destruction of bone marrow (filling up with gaucher cells)
  • crumpled tissue paper cytoplasm
29
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Hurler syndrome deficeincy

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  • alpha-L-iduronidase

- -increase mucopolysaccharides

30
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Von Gierke Type 1 deficiency

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-gluocse-6-phosphatase def

31
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hallmarks of Von Gierke Type 1

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  • hepatic enlargement

- hypoglycemia

32
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McArdle (type v- myopathic) def

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-muscle phosphorylase def

33
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pompe disease deficiency

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  • def of lysosomal glucosidase (acid maltase)= lysosomal storage of glycogen in all organs
  • lack of branching enzyme
34
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hallmark of pompe disease

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  • cardiomegaly
  • glycogen filled myocardial cells
  • -CHF
35
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Trisomy 21 hallmark

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  • ventral septal defect, and atrial septal defect

- simian crease

36
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Trisomy 21 increased risks

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  • increased risk of acute leukemia (age 20)

- develop changes characteristic of Alzheimer disease at younger age (50yrs old )

37
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Trisomy 18 hallmarks

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  • usually die by 18 months
  • overlapping fingers
  • rocker bottom feet
  • micrognathia
  • low set ears
  • renal malformations*
38
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Trisomy 13 hallmarks

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  • cleft lip and palate
  • Polydactyly
  • microphthalmia
  • umbilical hernia, may be gastroschisis
39
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what chromosome is deleted in DiGeorge

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-chromosome 22 deletion

40
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what are hallmarks of DeGeorge?

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“CATCH 22”

  • cardiac
  • abnormal facies
  • thymic aplasia
  • cleft palate hypocalcemia/hypoparathyroidism
  • *Fungal and viral infections not bacterial
41
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what chromosome is deleted in Velocardiofacial syndrome

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22

42
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what are halmarks of Velocardiofacial syndrome

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-facial dysmorphism (prominent nose, retrognathia), cleft palate, cardiovascular anomalies, learning disabilities

43
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Klinefelter syndrome

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XXY

-male hypogonadism

44
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what are Klinefelter at increase risk for?

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  • type 2 DM and metabolic syndrome

- 20x increase risk of breast cancer! And autoimmune diseases

45
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Turner syndrome

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XO

  • -hypogonadism in phenotypic females
  • congenital heart disease (left sides) (COD)
  • -cystic hygroma
  • menopause before menarche
  • coarctation of the aorta = no dorsalis pedis pulse
  • horsehoe kidney
46
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what is cause of fragile X?

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  • trinucleotide mutation in FMR1

- large expansion of CGG repeats

47
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what is hallmark of fragile X?

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**macro-orchidism is key feature

48
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what causes huntingtons disease?

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  • HTT gene on chr 4p16.3 encondes huntington-repeat expansion
  • CAG repeat
49
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what is the inheritance pattern of leber

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mitochondrial

50
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what causes prader willi?

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-deletion band q12 in long arm of chromosome 15
Or
-2 maternal copies of chromosome 15= uniparental disomy

51
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what causes angelman?

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–deletion band q12 in long arm of chromosome 15
Or
Paternal chromosome carries maternal imprint