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1
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when does gastrulation occur

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14-28 days

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what is gastrulation

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rearrangement of a single layer into a trilaminar structure

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trilaminar structure of gastrulation?

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ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm

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what major structural feature forms in the gastrulation phase

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primitive streak

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neurlation?

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folding process that turns the nueral plate into the neural tube

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what type of birth defects does neurlation cause

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neural tube defects

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where does neurulation close at

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5 diff sites

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what does the ectoderm separate into during neurlation

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neural tube, epidermis, and neural crest cells

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when is the mesoderm formed

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gastrulation

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what does the notochord do?

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induce neural tube and body axis

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what does the dorsal mesoderm give rise to?

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axial skeleton, skeletal muscle, and CT

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what does the intermediate mesoderm give rise to?

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kidneys and GU

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what does the lateral mesoderm give rise to?

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heart, viscera, body wall

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what does the mesoderm consist of

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notochord, dorsal mesoderm, intermediate mesoderm, lateral mesoderm, and head mesenchyme

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what layer of the trilamina causes many birth defects

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mesoderm

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what does the endoderm form

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lining of digestive tract, respiratory tree, middle ear, thymus, thyroid, and parathyroids

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purpose of primitive streak

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crate A/P axis

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what does nodal expression do

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initiates and maintains primitive streak

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purpose of Hox genes

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position cells and tissues

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20
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mutations in Hox genes leads to…

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abnormalities of limb formation

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21
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what is situs solitus

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normal axis formation

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what is situs inversus

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body is a mirror image- appendix on left side

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what is situs ambiguous/heterotaxy

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same on both sides ex: left and right lung both have 3 lobes

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what is craniofacial development regulated by

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Hox genes

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1st MC birth defects? 2nd MC birth defects?

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heart then limb

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what embryonic later is limb formation derived from

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mesoderm

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27
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what influences distal progression of limb

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apical ectodermal ridge

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what does the Apical ectodermal ridge stimulate proliferation of

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mesodermal cells

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what does the zone of polarizing activity specify

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anterior and posterior information

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30
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what is key for thumb/finger differentiation

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zone of polarizing activity

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what occurs in Holt Oram Syndrome

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malformations in radial, thenar, and carpal bones, congenital heart disease, cardiac conduction disease

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what side of the body is Holt Oram Syndrome more severe in

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left

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what type of congenital heart defects do ppl with Holt Oram Syndrome have

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ASD and VSD

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what can cardiac conduction disease progress to

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complete heart block with or without atrial fibrillation

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what gene is the mutation on in holt oram synd

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TBX5

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36
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organ formation?

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Common cells and tissues “collaborate” for a unified function

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37
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what is skeletal formation dependent upon

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osteoblasts

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38
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what is skeletal formation regulated by

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transcription factor RUNX2

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39
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what do RUNX2 mutations cause

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cleidocranial dysostosis

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40
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clinical features of cleidocranial dysostosis

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Open fontanelle, Hypertelorism, Absent clavicles

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what do PAX 6 gene mutations cause

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aniridia (no iris)

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42
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what do Pax 6 gene mutations cause

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small eye

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ectopic expression?

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Can manipulate the gene to express in a different location

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44
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example of ectopic expression?

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pax 6 mutations

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45
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what are malformation defects due to

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Defects due to intrinsically abnormal development

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46
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how do malformations arise

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genetic, teratogens, and fetal environment

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47
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examples of syndromes with malformations?

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TAR syndrome
Fanconi anemia
Polydactyly

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what are deformation defects due to

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nondisruptive mechanical force, resulting in abnormal form or position; extrinsic factor

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49
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what causes deformations

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Uterine constraint

Malformation or disruption may contribute

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50
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how is the prognosis for deformations

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good! spontaneous resolution and internal fixation

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51
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examples of syndromes with deformations?

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plagiocephaly, metatarsus adductus (clubfeet)

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52
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when do deformations occur

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Post-conception!

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what is a disruption defect due to

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disruptive mechanical force

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is disruption genetic

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no

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what are the effects of disruption

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lasting effects since tissue can’t grow back

56
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examples of disruptions

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amniotic bands

57
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dysplasia?

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Anomalous organization of cells or tissues

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2 types of dysplasia?

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localized and genralized

59
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tell me about localized dysplasia

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Severity depends on extent of involvement; genetic at cellular level

60
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tell me about generalized dysplasia

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Usually genetic, and heritable with variable expressivity

61
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examples of dysplasias

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skeletal dysplasias

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what type of inheritance pattern are skeletal dysplasias

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autosomal dominant; usually new mutations

63
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what type of disorder is usually parinatal letal

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skeletal dysplasias

64
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when are skeletal dysplasias detectable

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in utero

65
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spine?

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spondylo

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epiphyseal?

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ossification separated from shaft by epiphyseal cartilage

67
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metaphyseal?

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growth area between epiphyses and diaphyses

68
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diaphyseal?

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shaft

69
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localized rhizomatic dysplasia?

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humerus is shorter than forearm

femur shorter than leg

70
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localized mesomelic dysplasia?

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radius/ulna or tibia/fibula are short

71
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localized acromelic dysplasia?

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hand/foot

72
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localized micromelic dysplasia?

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whole limb

73
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what is Thanatophoric dysplasia

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long trunk and very short curved limbs,flat ossification centers of the vertebral bodies, femora and other bones are very short and usually curved

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what is achondroplasia

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rhizometric shortening of long bones, trident hand shape, bowing bc of bone length discrepancy

75
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most mutable position in genome

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achondroplasia gene

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natural history of achondroplasia

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Normal intelligence
Motor delays (hypotonia, large head)
77
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adult height of someone with achondroplasia

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50 inches

78
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complications of acholdroplasia

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Otitis media (midface hypoplasia), Respiratory problems and apnea, Foramen magnum compression, Midface hypoplasia, Hydrocephalus

79
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diff btwn achondroplasia and hypochondroplasia?

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similar features of achondroplasia but less pronounced, diagnosed at later age, height 50-65 inches, inc incidence of learning probs and ID

80
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mutations in thanatophoric dysplasia, acholdroplasia, and hypochondroplasia are in what gene

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FGFR3

81
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what determines if someone gets thanatophoric dysplasia, acholdroplasia, or hypochondroplasia

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point mutation location within the gene

82
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what are skeletal dysplasias AKA

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fibroblast growth factors (FGF)

83
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what are Craniosynostoses

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Premature closure of the cranial sutures

84
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name the different skeletal dysplasias

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craniosynostoses, thanatophoric dysplasia, acholdroplasia, and hypochondroplasia

85
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what are mutations from Craniosynostoses in

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FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3, TWIST

86
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what are the different paracrine signaling families

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FGF, hedgehogs, Wingless (Wnt), transforming growth factor beta (TGRB)

87
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pathway of sonic hedgehog

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SHH activates PTCH

active PTCH inhibits SMO

88
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what is SHH invoolved in

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axis formation

89
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what do mutations in SHH cause

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holoprosencephaly

90
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clinical features of holoprosencephaly

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Cyclopia

Central maxillary incisor

91
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Cyclopia?

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lack of 2 brain hemispheres

92
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what is Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome an abnormality in

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cholesterol metabolism; Deficiency in 7-dehydrocholesterol (7DHC) reductase

93
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clinical features of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome

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Small head and body size
Intellectual disability
Ambiguous genitalia
Y-shaped 2/3 toe syndactyly

94
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clinical features of Gorlin syndrome/Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome

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Multiple basal cell carcinomas
Macrocephaly
Jaw keratocysts

95
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what do mutations in PTCH cause

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Gorlin syndrome/Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome

96
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what do mutations in GLI3 cause

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Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome

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clinical features of Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome

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Preaxial polydactyly, Macrocephaly, Seizures, hydrocephalus, and intellectual disability in severe cases

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clinical features of Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome

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Broad and angulated thumbs and big toes, Postnatal small head and body size, Mod-severe intellectual disability

99
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mutations in CREBBP cause what

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Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome

100
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what axis formation are wingess (wnt) responsible for

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dorsal/ventral

101
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what organs do wingless (wnt) form

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brain, muscle, gonads, and kidneys

102
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what disordesr are wingless (wnt) responsible for

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disorders of limb structure and gonadal development

103
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what are Transforming Growth Factor β (TGFBs) associated with formation of

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bones

104
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name some RAS opathies

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noonan syndrome, LEOPARD syndrome, Costello syndrome, cardio-facio–cutaneous syndrome, NMF1

105
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PTPN11 mutations are associated with what

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noonan syndrome

106
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common genetic form of short stature?

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noonan syndrome

107
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MC heart defect in noonan

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pulmonic stenosis

108
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features of noonan

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short stature, congenital heart defects, undescended testicles, minor learning difficulties

109
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mutations in PTPN11, also RAF1 and BRAF are associated with…

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LEOPARD

110
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LEOPARD?

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Lentigines (freckles) 
ECG abnormalities
Ocular hypertelorism
Pulmonic stenosis
Abnormal genitalia
Retardation of growth
Deafness, sensorineural
111
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features of Cardiofaciocutaneous synd

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CHD, sparse/curly hair, sparse/absent eyebrows, ID, risk for neoplasia (Acute lymphoblastic leukemia)

112
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Mutations in BRAF, MAP2K1, MAP2K2, KRAS are assoc with what

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Cardiofaciocutaneous

113
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clinical features of Costello syndrome

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Severe postnatal feeding difficulties
Short stature
Intellectual disability
Curly, sparse fine hair
Congenital heart disease
114
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HRAS mutations are seen in what

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costello synd

115
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features of NMF1?

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Café-au-lait (coffee with cream) spots
Benign nerve tumors called neurofibromas
Freckling in the inguinal (groin) or axillary (armpit) regions
Eye changes
Learning problems or intellectual disability

116
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what happens to the symptoms of NMF over time

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they get worse; progressive

117
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inheritance pattern of NMF 1?

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autosomal dominant

118
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in order for a tumor suppressor gene to be mutated what needs to occur

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both copies must be mutated

119
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in order for a proto-oncogene to be mutated what needs to occur

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only one copy must be mutated

120
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what do protooncogenes do

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encourage growth

121
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with a germline mutation, what cells are mutated

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ALL cells start out with a SINGLE hit

122
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Knudson’s Two-Hit Hypothesis is genotypically _____ and phenotypically______

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dominant, recessive

123
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is variable expressitivity quantitative or qualitative

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qualitative

124
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is penetrance quantitative or qualitative

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quantitative

125
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variable expressitivity?

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you have the symptoms but to what degree

126
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penetrance?

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do you have symptoms or not?

127
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transcription factors

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Regulate when and how much a gene is transcribed

128
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what are many CT disorders caused by

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EMP dysfunction

129
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EMP disorder examples?

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Marfan syndrome
Collagenopathies including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Williams syndrome

130
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mutation in FBN1 causes what

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marfan syndrome

131
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marfan features

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Tall, thin body
long limbs
retinal detachment
risk for aortic root dilation and/or dissection

132
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trmt for marfan heart issues?

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beta blockers, Losartan

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