FTM Exam 2 Diseases Flashcards
Mucopolysaccharidosis
Inability to degrade glycosaminoglycans due to a lysosomal defect. There are eleven possible enzymatic defects leading to varying severities of mucopolysaccharidosis.
Sphingolipidosis
Defects in sphingolipid degradation and synthesis. Members are Tay Sachs, Niemann-Pick, Fabry, Krabbe, Gaucher, and Metachromatic leukodystrophy.
I-cell disease (Mucolipidosis II)
Defective GlcNAc Phosphotransferase, leading to an inability of the Golgi to transfer phosphate to Mannose residues, which targets various proteins to the lysosome. Instead, they are excreted to the outside of the cell.
Scurvy
Vitamin C Deficiency. Vitamin C is needed for proline and lysine hydroxylation in collagen-a reaction that is essential for collagen’s stability and strength.
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Mutations in one of the many genes that alter the structure, production, or processing of collagen Types V or proteins that interact with collagen. Collagen Type III defect is severe form.
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type I (Osteogenesis Imperfecta Tarda)
Autosomal dominant defect where collagen is normal but collagen is produced in insufficient quantities.
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type II (Osteogenesis Imperfecta Congenita)
Autosomal Dominant defect where collagen is not of a sufficient quality OR quantity
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type III
Autosomal dominant defect where enough collagen is made, but it is defective.
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type IV
Autosomal dominant defect, where collagen is made, but it is not of a high quality.
Marfan Syndrome
Autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. Fibrillin-1 gene defect-Dominant negative mutation.
Hypertrophic Scar
Scar that is raised higher than normal, but within original boundary. Due to deposition of dense irregular
Keloid Scar
Scar that is in excess of the boundary of the wound, extending into the surrounding tissue.
Anaphylactic Shock
IgE binds the allergen and activates FcERI receptors on mast cells and basophils, causing degranulation of mast cells and the release of inflammatory mediators like histamine.
Cystinuria
Autosomal recessive disease, characterized by high concentration of cystine in urine. Defect in both SLC3A1 and SLC7A9 genes, which prevents reabsorption of positively charged AAs.
Tetrodotoxin Poisoning
A potent neurotoxin poison that occurs from eating tainted pufferfish and several other aquatic animals. Tetrodotoxin binds NaV channels, blocking action potential synthesis
Cholera
GI infection by vibrio cholerae, which produce cholera toxin. Cholera toxin ADP-ribosylates the Gs-alpha subunit, causing constitutive adenylate cyclase activity, leading to sodium ion and water loss. Fecal-oral transmission or from shellfish.
Snake Venom Poisoning
Bite from snake–bungarotoxin
Grave’s Disease (Toxic Diffuse Goiter)
Autoimmune disease against the thyroid. The immune system produces thyroid-stimulating Ig’s, which bind to the thyrotropin receptor, stimulating T4 and T3 oversecretion.
Hereditary spherocytosis
Autosomal dominant abnormality of erythrocytes. Results from defective spectrin, Band 3 or protein 4.1, with a subsequent loss in the biconcave structures of RBCs.
Cystic Fibrosis
Autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. CFTR Mutation. Exhibits allelic heterogeneity and variable expression. The deltaF508 mutation is the most severe and most common.
Down Syndrome
Aneuploidy: Caused by Trisomy 21 or by an unbalanced Robertsonian translocation between chromosome 14 and 21
Klinefelter’s Syndrome
XXY, due to a meiosis I non-disjunction event.
Turner’s Syndrome
A single X chromosome due to a meiosis I non-disjunction event. Father contributes no sex chromosomes.
Tay-Sachs Disease
Autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. Caused by a deficiency of hexosaminidase A. GM2 proliferates in neurons
Glycogen Storage Disease
Defect in the processing of glycogen synthesis or breakdown. There are 11 enzymatic defects that can cause this.
Hurler Syndrome (Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I)
Autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. LDL receptor or ApoB (adaptin) mutation. Haploinsufficiency.