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1
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DMPK

A

myotonic dystrophy
type 1 - CTG trinucleotide repeat
Type 2 CCTG tetranucleotide repeat

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2
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MECP2

A

Rett

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3
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FMR1

A

Fragile X

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4
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FMX

A

friedrich ataxia

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5
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HFE

A

hemochromatosis

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6
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C-KIT

A

gastrointestinal stromal tumors

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7
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WT-1

A

wilms tumor

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8
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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
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9
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c-myc

A

burkitt lymphoma

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10
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FGFR3

A

achondroplasia

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11
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PEX

A

zellweger syndrome - proxisome dysfunction

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12
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ATP7a

A

menkes disease -x linked - copper dysfunction

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13
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PMP22

A

gene duplication of PMP22 causes charcot marie tooth disease (CMT1A)

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14
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GNAQ

A

shurg weber syndrome (V1/V2 port wine stain, retardation, epilepsy, tram track calcification)

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15
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TSC1 or TSC2

A
tuberous sclerosis (chr 9 and 16, respectively )
HAMARTOMAS (hamartomas , mental retardation, ash leaf pigmentations, seizures blah blah )
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16
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NF1

A

neurofibromatosis 1
regulates RAS (negatively)
- cefe spots, lisch nodules, fibromas that are cutaneous, , pheochrmomocytomas and optic gliomas

17
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NF2

A

2eyes 2 ears 2 parts of brain
Neurofibromatosis 2
bilateral schwannoma, meningioma and ependymoma, juvenile catarcts

18
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VHL

A
von hippel lindau (regulates hypoxic inducible factor 1a)
angiomas
hemangiomas
bilateral renal carcinoma 
pheochromocytoma
19
Q

SMN1

A

spinal muscuular neurodegenration

floppy babby with fasciculations - anterior hornn dead

20
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P63 mutation

A

Pagets disease