Cram 5

Question 1

Max resolution of a high res karyotype?

Answer 1

2-3Mb

Question 2

w h a t s y nd r o me s i s p o l y d a c t y l y a f e a t u r e o f ?

Answer 2

• meckel -gruber
• trisomy 13
• Pallister-hall
• chondroectodermal dysplasia (ellis- van Creveld) -Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syn

Question 3

Warburg syndrome

Answer 3

-di es at 10 days of age -agyri a -cerebel l ar hypopl asi a -dandy-wal ker cyst - mi crophthal mi a -reti nal detachment wi th reti nal dyspl asi a

Question 4

Lang e r - Giedion s y nd r o me

Answer 4

del (8)(q24.11-24.13)

• only 1/4 are cytogenetically visible
• true contiguous gene syndrome
• TRPS1 gene and EXT1 gene
• MR, microcephaly, multiple exostoses, redundant skin, sparse hair

Question 5

campomelic dysplasia SOX9

Answer 5

-skeletal dysplasia with ambiguous genitalia or female genitalia with XY
- distinctive facies, Pierre robin seq w cleft palate
-shortening and bowing of long bones
-club feet
-laryngotracheomalacia w respiratory compromise
-often neonatally lethal
-AD, most de novo -
seq’g (90%), deletion analysis (5%)

Question 6

incontinentia pigmenti IKBKG (akaNEMO)@Xq28

Answer 6

XLD, lethal inmales, Xq28

• eosinophilia
• four stages of skin changes: erythema>blister>hyperpigmented streaks>atrophic skin patches
• hypo/anodontia, small or malformed teeth, alopecia, woolly hair, nail ridging or pitting
• retinal neovascularization causing retinal detachment
• MR is rare
• tests: free melanin granules if hyperpigmented streak biopsied
• molecular: southern blot for common exon4-10 del (80%)

Question 7

meckel-gruber17q22

Answer 7

AR
3 major features:
-occipital encephalocele
-cystic kidneys-
postaxial polydactyly 
also: potter-like facies; 
short webbed neck; 
dandy-walker malformation;
arnold-Chiari malformation;
fibrotic liver
-perinatal death
-prenatal dx by ultrasound

Question 8

chondrodysplasia punctata

Answer 8

non-specific finding of punctate calcifications throughout the skeleton, seen in fetuses and young children

• etiologically heterogeneous
• –genetic causes
• —- arylsulfatase onXp22-
• —Zellweger syndrome
• –non-genetic causes—– warfarin exposure

Question 9

l owe syndrome (ocul o-cerebral -renal ) synrome OCLR @ Xq26

Answer 9

XL -defect ininositol metabolism-DD, hypotonia, DTRs absent -delayed motor
milestones -cataracts (all affected boys), infantile glaucoma (50%) -generalized aminoaciduria-renal tubulardysfunction(fanconi type)-dx:enzymeactivity<10% ( o n f i b r o b l a s t s ) - s e q u e nc i ng ( 9 5 % )

Question 10

NTD risks

Answer 10

genpop in US: 1/1000 
one sib: 2% 
wo sibs: 10% 
one parent: 4% 
SDR: 1% 
TDR: 0.5%

Question 11

Fryns syndrome

Answer 11

diaphragmatic defect (hernia, eventration, hypoplasia oragenesis)-facies (coarse, ocularhypertelorism, broad and flat nasal bridge, thick nasal tip, long philtrum, low-set and poorlyformed ears, tented upperlip, macrostomia,
mi crognathi a) -di stal di gi tal hypopl asi a (nai l s, phal anges) -pul monary hypopl asi a -ass'd anomalies(polyhydramnios,cloudycorneasand/ormicropthalmia,orofacial clefting, renal dysplasia/renal cortical cysts) -neonatal lethal, usually (MR if not) -nogenesortesting;clinical diagnosis

Question 12

correct PCR primerorientation?

Answer 12

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Question 13

What proportion of oocytes is an aneuploid?

Answer 13

20-25%

Question 14

triploidy

Answer 14

1-3% of all recognized pregnancy es -15-20% of all chromosomally abnl SAB 
-6% of all SAB 
-<1/20,000 liveborns
 -85% diandric - 2 sperm most common
-diandric: **well-grown fetus,
**large placenta with appearance of partial hydatidiform mole, 
**usual l y don't survive to term
, 3/4 syndactyl y 
-dyginic: growth retarded fetus
** w macrocephaly
**, small and fibrotic placenta*
*, can survive to term*
*, 3/4 syndactyly

Question 15

greatest risk for choriocarcinoma?

Answer 15

complete mole

Question 16

Aneuploidy risk ass'd with u/s anomalies? 
-cystic hygroma 
-holoprosencephaly 
- VSD 
-T-e fistula 
-hydrops -
multiple anomalies 
-CHD

Answer 16

cystic hygroma - 60% 
holoprosencephaly - 47% 
VSD - 38% 
TE fistula - 40% 
hydrops - 32% 
multiple anomalies - 29% 
CHD - 17%

Question 17

c h r o mo s o me a b no r ma l i t i e s a s s ‘ d w i t h i nc r e a s e d r i s k o f c a nc e r

Answer 17

trisomy 8 - myeloid neoplasia 
down syndrome - acute leukemia 
47,xxy - breast cancer 
4 5 , x / 4 6 , x y - gonadoblastoma 
5 q 2 1 - 2 2 - c o l o n  c a 
1 1 p 1 3 , 1 1 p 1 5 - Wilms tumor
13q14.2- retinoblastoma

Question 18

what proportion of birth defects are due to teratogens?

Answer 18

2-3% of birth defets are due to drug treatment (more defects are due to other exposures - infection, maternal disease state, etc.)

Question 19

what happens if there is exposure to a teratogenbefore implantation?(up to 7 days post-fertilization)

Answer 19

all or none period

Question 20

what happens if there is exposure to a teratogen during the embryonic period?
18- 6 0 d a y s a f t e r c o nc e p t i o n
3 - 8 w e e k s

Answer 20

this is the period of organogenesis -maximumsensitivity to teratogeneicity b/c ti ssues devel opi ng rapi dl y and b/c damage becomes i rreparabl e -greatest likelihood of structural anomaly

Question 21

w h a t h a p p e ns i f t h e r e i s e x p o s u r e t o a t e r a t o g e n d u r i ng t h e. f e t a l p h a s e ?
a f t e r 8 weeks

Answer 21

growth and functional maturationof organs and systems -teratogen exposure affect fetal growth (eg. IUGR), size of organ, function organ-structural anomalies less likely -called ‘fetal toxicity’ -psychoactive agents (antidepressants,
a nt i e p i l e p t i c s ,
a l c o h o l ,
o t h e r d r u g s o f a b u s e ) c a n h a v e a n a f f e c t o n the C N S - - > behavioral teratology

Question 22

Can the effect of teratogenic exposure manifest afterbirth?

Answer 22

yes ! for example, most adenocarcinomas as s ‘ d w i t 1 s t t r i me s t e r e x p o s u r e t o s y nt h e t i c e s t r o g e n ( d i e t h y l s t i l b e s t r o l ) , o c c u r ma ny y e a r s a f t e r e x p o s u r e

Question 23

what evidence is suggestive of humanteratogenicity?

Answer 23

recognizablepatternof anomalies-statisticallyhigherprevalenceof particular anomaly inpatients exposed to anagent thaninappropriate controls -presence of agent intehstageororganogenesisof theaffected organsystem-decreased incidenceof theanomalyinthepopulationpriortotheintroductionof theagent -
productionof the anomaly inexperimental animals by administering the agent in the cri ti cal peri od of organogenesi s

Question 24

F D A c a t e g o r i e s f o r t e r a t o g e ns A B C D X

Answer 24

-A - controlled studies show no risk. eg. thyroxine B - no evidence of risk inhumans. -eitheranimal studiesshowrisk,buthumanstudiesdon’t;ornohumandatabut ani mal data i s negati ve (eg predni sone) C - ri sk cannot be rul ed out. –human studiesarelacking,animal studiesareeitherlackingorpositive(eg.lorazepam) D - positive evidence of risk -humandata show risk to fetus. (eg. warfarin, valproic acid, lithium) B, C, D - benefits may still outweigh risks X - contraindicated in pregnancy -data shows fetal risk that clearly outweighs benefits (eg.

Question 25

teratogenic counseling

Answer 25

get detai l s of exposure - l ength, dosage, ti mi ng -other exposures? -col l ect r e l e v a nt c u r r e nt d a t a - a s s e s s r i s k - c o u ns e l : - - - b a c k g r o u nd r i s k - - - w h e t h e r r i s k i s increased ---any specific anoaly ass'd ---methods of prenatal detectionand their limitations---limitationsinourknowledge---risksass'd withmaternal condition i tsel f (ex. di abetes, epi l epsy) -i deal l y done preconeptual l y

Question 26

teratogens- ACE inhibitors

Answer 26

use inlate pregnancy ass'd with fetal toxicity -neonatal hypotension, oliguria w renal failure, hyperkalemia -complications of oligohydramnios (limb contractures, lung hypoplasia, craniofacial anomalies) -prematurity -IUGR -fetal death

Question 27

teratogens - DES (diethylstilbestrol)

Answer 27

used in1950s-1960sforrecurrent miscarriage-1st tri exposure-clearcell adenocarcinoma of the vagina inadulthood -benignadenosis of the vagina - i ncreased mi scarri age rate -mal es - geneti al l esi ons

Question 28

teratogens - anti epi l epti cs

Answer 28

-carbamazepine/tegratol - 1% risk of NTD (RR=10) -hydantoins (phenytoin/dilantin, trimethadione/tridione) --"fetal hydantoinsyndrome" -- d y s mo p r h - w i d e a nt e r i o r f r o nt a ne l l e , o u l a r h y p e r t e l o r i s m, me t o p i c r i d g e , b r o a d depressed nasal bridge, short antevereted nose, bowed upperlip, cleft lip, cleft pal ate --hypopl asi a of di stal phal anges, nai l hypopl asi a, l ow arch dermal dri ge patterning -MR, growth retard'n, cardiac defects -valproate (depacon) --1st tri exposure -- 1-2% risk of meningomyelocele -'fetal valproate syndrome' --narrow

Question 29

teratogens - folic acid antagonists - aminopterinand methotrexate

Answer 29

evere embryopathy, leading to fetal death -many anomalies -aminopterinnow used forabortions

Question 30

teratogens - isotretinoin(accutane, 13-cis-retinoic acid)

Answer 30

potent teratogen- behavioral and structural -'retinoic acide embryopathy' - craniofacial anomalies-microtiaoranotia,accessoryparietal sutures,narrow sloping forehead, micrognathia, flat nasal bridge, cleft lip and palate, ocular hypertelorism) -cardiac defects (primarily conotruncal) -abnormalities inthymic development -alterations inCNS development -40% risk of miscarriage

Question 31

teratogens- thalidomide

Answer 31

malformations of tissues of mesodermal origin-primarily limbs, ears, cardiac, gut muscluature

Question 32

FMRI prenatal testing

Answer 32

amniocytes are ideal specimen-CVS: ---FMRI methylationstatus not yet established ---folow-up CVS may be required if male fetus with 100-250 CGG repeats, not methylated -PGD ---by detectionof normal parental alleles, therefore parents must have different numbers ---POF issues inpremutation females

Question 33

which neuro conditionresponds to l-DOPA?

Answer 33

d y s t o ni a d u e t o G T P c y c l y o h y d r o l a s e I mu t a t i o n i mp o r t a nt t o i d e nt i f y s i nc e i t ' s treatable

Question 34

Featuresof DMD carriers

Answer 34

2 / 3 h a v e C K l e v e l s > 9 5 t h % l e - 1 5 - 2 0 % h a v e l e f t v e nt r i c u l a r d i l a t a t i o n, 7 % h a v e DCM -15% have muscle weakness -5% have cramps and myalgia -calf pseudohypertrophy is rare

Question 35

hypertension, preeclampsia, which is assocaited with premature rupture of membranes, IUGR, abruptio placentae, perinatal death, '50% risk of c o mp l i c a t i o ns ? a . M S A F P ' 2 . 5 M o M b . h C G ' 2 . 0 M o M c . M S A F P ' 2 . 5 M o M a nd hCG ' 2.0 MoM d. uE3 < 0.15 MoM

Answer 35

Elevated MSAFP AND hCG canbe associated with any of these findings. PROM and IUGR are not usually seenwith hCG elevationalone. Anelevationineither markercanbeassociated withhypertension,pre-eclampsia,orfetal and perinatal demise. What is noteworthy whenboth markers are elevated is the very high risk of a poor outcome

Question 36

VWD vonwillebrand disase VWF

Answer 36

A D ( r a r e A R t y p e s ) - c o ng e ni t a l b l e e d i ng d i s o r d e r - ma y o nl y b e c o me a p p a r e nt o n hemostatic challenge

Question 37

thrombophel i as and pregnancy compi cati ons ri sks

Answer 37

pre-eclampsia - highest risk with proteinC and S, but also antithrombinII, factor V , M T H F R h o mo z y g o s i t y - s t i l l b r i t h - h i g h e s t r i s k i w h t p r o t e i n S a nd f a c t o r V L e i d e n - V T E - h i g h e s t r i s k w i t h f a c t o r V l e i d e n a nd p r o t h r o mb i n G 2 0 2 1 0 A , mu c h hi gher f or d oub l e het s f or t hese two

Question 38

w h a t d i s e a s e c a n b e t e s t e d b y C V S b u t no t b y a mni o ?

Answer 38

osteogenesis imperfecta b/c collagenstudies canbe done onCVS but not on amnio

Question 39

prenatal dx scenari os 30yo undergoe amni o b/c of abnl screeni ng w tri 21 ri sk of 1/125 resul t: 45,XX,rob(14)(q10;q10) i nterpretati on? next steps?

Answer 39

arental chromosome studi es to determi ne i f de novo or i nheri ted -i f i nheri ted and parent normal - no i ncreased ri sk -i f de novo, ri sk not i ncreased above background of 3%

Question 40

prenatal dx scenari os 30yo undergoe amni o b/c of abnl screeni ng w tri 21 risk of 1/125result:45,XY,t6;8interpretation?nextsteps?

Answer 40

parental chromosome studi es -i f de novo, ri sk of abnl phenotype i s 6% -if inherited,risk for a bnl phenotype is low

Question 41

prenatal dx scenari os 30yo undergoe amni o b/c of abnl screeni ng w tri 21 ri sk of 1/125 result: inversioninterpretation?next steps?

Answer 41

parental chromosome studi es -i f de novo, ri sk of abnl phenotype i s 9%

Question 42

prenatal scenaorios36yohasamnioforAMA.results:markerchromosome

Answer 42

p a r e nt a l c h r o mo s o me s t u d i e s - i nh e r i t e d o r d e no v o ? - l a b c h a r a c t e r i z e t h e ma r k e r : ---unabl e to characteri ze - 13% ---i (18)p, i di c(22) or i (12)p - 100% ri sk ---der (X) without XIST - 100% risk ---no coding material (small, bisatellited) - no increasaed risk

Question 43

p r e na t a l s c e na r i o t r i s o my 2 0 mo s a i c i s m o n a mni o c e nt e s i s - 4 7 , X Y + 2 0 / 4 6 , X Y

Answer 43

trisomy 20 is a fairly commonfinding onamnio -more likely to e found inbaldder, kdi neys, i ntesti ne -most cases are phenotypi cal l y normal , l ow ri sk of abnormal o u t c o me

Question 44

prenatal scenariosCVS-100%trisomy16

Answer 44

not trisomy 16 inthe fetus -trisomy 16 fetus wouldn't make it to 10-13 weeks gestational age -BUT ass'd with IUGR and pre-eclampsia!!

Question 45

v e r y g e ne r a l r u l e s o f t h u mb - e mp i r i c r e c u r r e nc e r i s k s f o r b i r t h d e f e c t s

Answer 45

1 FDR affected: 3-5% 2 sibs: 8-12% Both parents: 30-40% >3 FDR: 45-50%

Question 46

what's on the core AJ panel and the expanded?

Answer 46

core (ACOG 04) - CF, TS, canavan, familial dysautonomia expanded (ACOG 04) - MPSIV, nieman-pick A, fanconi anemia c, bloom, gaucher(ACMG08too)

Question 47

A C O G 2 0 0 7 H B - o p a t h i e s g u i d e l i ne s

Answer 47

o f f e r c a r r i e r s c r e e ni ng t o i nd i v i d u a l s o f a f r i c a n, s o u t h e a s t a s i a n, me d i t e r a nne a nd e c e nt - b y C B C a nd H B e l e t r o p h o r e s i s - s o l u b i l i t y t e s t i na d e q u a t e - o f f e r c a r r i e r c o u p l e s G C ' i ng , P N D x b y D N A analysis

Question 48

CFTR and CBAVD?

Answer 48

inCBAVD pop'nmost commonCFTR mtnis delftaF508, oftentrans with 5T -85% are eithera het ordouble het forCFTR mutations

Question 49

pancreati cancer risk w/ BRCA2 mutations?

Answer 49

10%

Question 50

possible(and likely)explanationfornormal NF1 sequencinginfirst personinthe f a mi l y w i t h N F 1 ( o r N F 2 s e q u e nc i ng i n N F 2 ) ?

Answer 50

mo s a i c i s m! v e r y o f t e n t h e f i r s t p e r s o n i s mo s a i c . b e t t e r t o t e s t y o u ng e r g e ne r a t i o n.

Question 51

which genetic conditions cancause azoospermia?

Answer 51

10-15% of menwith azoospermia have a karyotype abnormality -Yq deletions, DAZ ismostcommonmicrodeletioninazoospermia(10%)-CForCBAVD-- isolated CBAVD causes obstructive azoospermia and cocurs in1-2% of infertile me n; 8 5 % o f me n w i t h C B A V D h a v e a t l e a s t o ne C F T R mu t a t i o n - 4 7 , x x y - no no b s t r u c t i v e o l i g o o r a z o o