Genetic Disorders Flashcards
1
Q
Tuberous Sclerosis
A
- Clear-cell kidney cancer
- angiolipoma
- pulmonary lymphangiomatosis,
- subcutaneous ependymal giant
cell astrocytoma, - retinal hamartoma
2
Q
What gene/protein change is seen with Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome?
A
FLCN gene
Protein folliculin
3
Q
Which chromosome deletion is seen with Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome?
A
17p
4
Q
Which chromosome in von Hippel-Lindau is involved for renal cell carcinoma?
A
3p
5
Q
Which protein is mutated in papillary kidney cancer?
A
MET
6
Q
Which 2 pathways are upregulated with von Hippel-Lindau Lindau mutated renal cell carcinoma?
A
MTOR
VEGFR
7
Q
Which syndrome causes chromophobe renal cell carcinoma?
A
Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome
8
Q
What else does Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome predispose patients to besides RCC?
A
Pulmonary blebs