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DNA linkage analysis

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Identifies repeat length polymorphisms, to identify disease producing mutations
- certain gene polymorphisms (CCG repeats) are associated with certain diseases (huntingtons, fragile X)

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GWAS

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Identify genetic susceptibilities in a population and what they look like: link genotype and phenotype

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G6PDH deficiency

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Does not present Under normal conditions however upon administration of a hemolytic agent such as Primaquine (or azathioprine) Severe hemolytic anemia is the result
Though its an X-linked disorder, a hemizigous female is still at risk because a portion of red cells are from marrow with the normal allele has been inactivated

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a1-antitrypsin deficiency

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Results in persistent elastic tissue in the lungs, Causing eventual fibrosis and COPD

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Marfan syndrome: etiology and pathenogenesis

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  • Etiology/pathenogenesis: A mutated fibrillation-1 (FBN-1) gene (15q21.1) results in Dysfunctional elastic tissue in the aorta the ligaments and the ciliary Zone supporting the lens of eye. The dysfunctional elastic tissue in the intima of the aorta Oftentimes results in aortic aneurysm, Suspensory ligament of the eye often fail causing lens dislocation. The skeletal abnormalities are result of elastin sequestering growth factors.
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Autosomal dominant condition

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Ad/ad: autosomal dominant is often age dependent manifesting later in life: sickle cell, huntingtons, neurofibromatosis, familial hypercholesterolanemia

  • common in germ cells of older fathers
  • marked by incomplete penetrance and variable expressivity
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Autosomal recessive disorders

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  • largest group, mostly inborn errors of metabolism
  • most highly expressed in consanguineous offspring
  • complete penetrance is common
  • presentation of disorder is often early in life
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X-linked disorders

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  • Typically higher expression in males
  • ## These conditions are never passed father to son: ALL daughters are carriers.
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Familial hypercholesterolemia: etiology, classes (5)

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  • one of the most common single mutation diseases
  • LDL receptor gene mutation -> increased plasma concentration of LDL
  • HMG CoA reductase activity is increased (no LDL in cells)
  • synthesis (I), transport (II), binding (III), clustering (IV), recycling (V)
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Lysosomal storage defects: general, trt

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  • multiple potential abnormalities
  • results in accumulation of substrates
  • enzyme replacement is common treatment, but molecular chaperones have also recently begun to be used.
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Tay-Sachs disease

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  • Common among Ashkenazi Jews
  • hexosamidase deficiency -> accumulation of Gm2 gangliosides in neuronal tissue. (CNS/eyes and autonomics)
  • developmental delays usually first sign
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Niemann-Pick disease A/B and C

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  • also common among Ashkenazi
  • A/B sphingomyelinase deficiency, C is a defect in lipid transport
  • maternally imprinted
  • hepatomegaly followed by failure to thrive followed by death in the first year.
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Gaucher’s disease

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  • most common lysosomal storage deficiency
  • mutated glucocerebrocidase
  • type 1: (99%) limited to monos and not in the brain, mostly involving Skeleton and bone
  • morphologically fat macrophages with crumpled paper in them
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Fat macrophages with crumpled paper in them

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Gaucher’s disease

- monos not in the brain

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Glycogen storage diseases

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  • specific manifestation depends on exact enzyme affected
  • hepatic and myopathic forms
  • glycolysis doesn’t occur so lactic acid will not build up during exercise. Muscle pain and weakness mark this form. Both will manifest with hypoglycemia.
  • the maltase, and branching enzyme forms are associated with high early mortality.
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Alkaponuria

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  • lack of homogentistic oxidase -> too much homogentistic acid binds collagen and turns it brown black.
  • also presents with arthritis
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T1DM: susceptibility

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HLA genes accounts for about 50% as a single risk factor

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Trisomy 21: Down’s syndrome

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  • Major cause of mental retardation
  • detectable by FISH assay and karyotype
  • maternal age has a strong influence on development of non mosaic downs.
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Down’s syndrome increased risk

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  • 10-20x the risk of acute forms of leukemia
  • most develop neurodegenerative condition consistent with Alzheimer’s disease
  • increased risk of lung ifxns and thyroid autoimmunity
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22q11.2 deletion syndrome (Digeorges syndrome)

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CATCH
- cardiac abnormalities
- abnormal facies
- thymic/ parathyroid aplasia 
- cleft palate
- hypocalcemia 
There is also an increased risk of schizophrenia (25%)
- TBX1 And PAX9 have been implicated
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Lyon hypothesis

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  • Of the two maternal chromosomes, one is selected and inactivated becoming the Barr body (heteropyknosis)
  • activation is controlled by XIST gene
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Kleinfelters syndrome

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  • Male hypogonadism: When there are two or more X chromosomes and one or more Y chromosome’s
  • Distinctive body habitus: Abnormally long Legs and a long body, and Narrow shoulders.
  • Often associated with reduced spermatogenesis and infertility
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Kleinfelters etiology

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Hypogonadism Is a result of inactivation of the X chromosome with the shortest CAG repeat Polymorphism. Since the length of the CAG repeat dictates the strength of the effect of androgens (Shorter is stronger) The long active repeat polymorphism Results in decreased efficacy of androgen stimulation and hypogonadism.

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Turners syndrome

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  • Female hypogonadism, a monosomic condition lacking an X chromosome
  • clinical: Short stature, lack of secondary sex characteristics,webbed neck (resultant from cystic hygroma), and often left sides cardiac defects. Amenorrhea is a significant clinical finding suggesting turners.
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Turners syndrome: etiology

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  • Loss of chromosomal information via Isochromosomal, ring or long or short arm deletion.
  • ## appears to be significant mosaisicm; true 45 X conseptuses are non-viable
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True vs. pseudo hermaphroditism

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  • true: germ cell mosaics (may appear totally normal)
  • pseudo: pheno/genotypic sex do not agree
    ~ and is generally a result of androgen level issues or insensitivity
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Fragile - X syndrome: pathenogenesis/etiology, presentation

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  • Associated with FMR-1 gene expressed as a result of CGG repeats: anticipation
  • often these polyglutamine diseases result in neurodegeneration
  • second only to downs in MR etiology
  • the fragile portion of the chromosome on which this is found is sensitive to lack of folate
  • clinically: long face, large mandible, everted lowset ears,
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Anticipation in fragile X

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Repeat amplification only happens significantly in oogenesis, thus paternal effect on amplification is limited. It is primarily a maternal effect.

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Mtochondrial inheritance

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  • mom gives it to all her kids, dad never passes it on

- associated with ox phos genes

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Genomic imprinting

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Imprinting is referred to by which one silences the gene. The silent gene doesn’t get deleted, thus since angelman syndrome is from mom, the Prader-Willi genes are silenced and after deletion, they are active, and visa versa for Prader-Willi

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Angelman syndrome

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  • maternal deletion of 15q11 gene

“Happy puppet” paroxismal laughter, MRDD, severe seizures, ataxic gait

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Prader Willi syndrome

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Paternal deletion of 15q11

- early obesity, MRDD, small hands and feet, hypogonadism

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Nine month old child of Ashkenazi Jewish parents presents with failure to thrive and hepatomegaly.

  • pathenogenesis
  • etiology
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  • Lysosomal storage disorder causing accumulation of sphingomyelin
  • Maternally imprinted mutated gene
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Hurler syndrome

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  • Deficiency in a-1 iduronidase
  • accumulation of mucopolysaccharides (gags) in tissues
  • hunters disease: MPS II
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Myopathic glycogen storage disease

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Glycogen accumulation in muscle due to muscle phosphorylase (or PFK) deficiency
- clinically: cramps after exercise, weakness, myoglobin often excreted in urine (brown pee)

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Acid maltase deficiency

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Aka lysosomal glucosidase

  • pompe’s disease
  • glycogen accumulation in myocardium results in cardiomegaly
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Pompe’s disease

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Deficiency in acid maltase (aka lysosomal glucosidase)

- results in cardiomegaly due to the deposition of glucose in cardiac myocytes

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Von Gierke’s disease

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  • Deficiency of glucose-6-phosphatase
  • hepatomegaly
  • hypoglycemia
  • hyperlipidemia
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Muscle cramps, hypoglycemia

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McArdles syndrome

Muscle Phosphatase deficiency

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Infant Cardiomegaly

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Pompe’s disease

Glycogen buildup in cardiac myocytes

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Coarse facial features, skeletal abnormalities

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Hurlers syndrome

Buildup of mucopolysaccharides

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Hepatosplenomegaly and FTT

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Von Gierke’s disease

- liver accumulation of glycogen due to lack of Glucose-6-phosphatase

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PCR amplification in trinucleotide repeat conditions

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  • if negative, may not have condition OR may have too much amplification to detect -> southern blot will confirm
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Sphingolipidoses disorders (2)

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Tay-Sachs

Sandhoff disease

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Sulfatidoses conditions (4)

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Gaucher’s disease
Neimann-Pick
Metachromatic leukodistrophy
Fabry disease

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Mucopolysaccharideoses conditions (2)

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Hurlers

Hunters

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