Genes Flashcards
1
Q
DMPK
A
myotonic dystrophy
type 1 - CTG trinucleotide repeat
Type 2 CCTG tetranucleotide repeat
2
Q
MECP2
A
Rett
3
Q
FMR1
A
Fragile X
4
Q
FMX
A
friedrich ataxia
5
Q
HFE
A
hemochromatosis
6
Q
C-KIT
A
gastrointestinal stromal tumors
7
Q
WT-1
A
wilms tumor
8
Q
n-myc
A
oncogene
- can lead to neuroblastoma with the most common site at adrenal glands
- but it can arise anywhere along the sympathetic chain
9
Q
c-myc
A
burkitt lymphoma
10
Q
FGFR3
A
achondroplasia
11
Q
PEX
A
zellweger syndrome - proxisome dysfunction
12
Q
ATP7a
A
menkes disease -x linked - copper dysfunction
13
Q
PMP22
A
gene duplication of PMP22 causes charcot marie tooth disease (CMT1A)
14
Q
GNAQ
A
shurg weber syndrome (V1/V2 port wine stain, retardation, epilepsy, tram track calcification)
15
Q
TSC1 or TSC2
A
tuberous sclerosis (chr 9 and 16, respectively ) HAMARTOMAS (hamartomas , mental retardation, ash leaf pigmentations, seizures blah blah )