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Genetic Disorders II Flashcards

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Tx for lysosomal storage

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enzyme replacement
substrate reduction
molecular chaperones

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tay sachs disease

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Gm2 - gangliosidoses storage disease

common in jews of European descent

motor and mental problems - 6 months of age
blindness and death by age 2-3

progressive neuronal destruction
cherry red spot in macula

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Gm2 gangliosidose

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tay sachs

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hexosaminidase alpha-subunit deficiency

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tay sachs

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sphingomyelinase deficiency

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nieman pick A and B
accumulation in sphingomyelin
common in ashrkenazic jews

type B - organomegaly - no CNS involvement - survive until adulthood

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type A niemann pick

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more common

  • manifest at birth
  • death within 3 years

protuberant abdomen (hepatosplenomegaly), failure to thrive, vomiting, fever, lymphadenpaothy, psychomotor dysfunction

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Dx of nieman pickmann type A

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liver or bone marrow Bx

-look for sphingomyelinase activity

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niemann pick type C

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mutation in NPC1 or NPC2
-cholesterol transport

cholesterol and gangliosides Gm1 and Gm2 accumulation

hydrops fetalis, neonatal hepatitis
-progressive neuro degeneration beginning in childhood with ataxia, dystonia, psychomotor regression

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NPC1

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mutated in nieman pick C

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gaucher disease

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autosomal recessive
mutation in glucocerebrosidase

accumulation of glucocerebroside

type I more common - non-neuronopathic - some enzyme
type II - neuronopathic - NO enzyme - death at early age
type III - intermediated

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glucocerebrosidase

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mutated in gaucher disease

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type I gaucher disease

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in european jews

  • non-neuronopathic
  • splenomegaly and lymphadenopathy
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mucopolysaccharidoses

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deficient enzyme that degrade glycosaminoglycans

coarse facial features, hepatosplenomegaly, corneal clouding, valve thickening, joint stiffness, mental retardation

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hurler syndrome

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MPS 1-H
deficient alpha-1 iduronidase

onset 6-24 months
death age 6-10 (cardiovascular)

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hunter syndrome

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MPS II

lacking corneal clouding - less severe than hurler

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von gierke disease

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glycogen storage disease
deficient glucose 6 phosphatase
-hepatic enlargement and hypoglycemia

hepatic type - treatable - but with late complications

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mcardle disease

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glycogen storage disease
muscle cramps after exercise, low lactate after exercise
deficient muscle phosphorylase

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pompe disease

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glycogen storage disease
deficient acid maltase
-cardiac involvement prominent (cardiomegaly)

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alkaptonuria

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ochronosis - blue black pigment of ears, nose, cheeks
-autosomal recessive
deficient homogentistic oxidase
blocks phenylalanine metabolism

homogentistic acid accumulation
-black color in urine

clinically evident - age 30s

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giemsa stain

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G-banding

-to determine karyotype

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G-band organization

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arm (p,q)
region
band
sub-band

Xp21.2

chromosome X, p arm, region 2, band 1, sub band 2

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22
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aneuploidy

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not an exact multiple of 3

caused by nondisjunction

and anaphase lag

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roberstonian translocation

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results in one large and one small chromosome

24
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balanced reciprocal tanslocation

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results in no net gain or loss of genetic material

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isochromose

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one arm lost, remaining arm duplicated

26
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trisomy 21

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down syndrome
common 47, XY, +21

influenced in maternal age

Dx: flat facies oblique palpebral fissure, epicanthic folds, simian hand creases
mental retardation
heart disease
risk for acute leukemia

live to age 47

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trisomy 18

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edwards syndrome
severe malformations, die within first year of life
prominent occiput
overlap fingers
limited hip abduction
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trisomy 13

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patau syndrome
severe malformations, die within first year of life

microcephaly
umbilical hernia
cleft palate and lip

29
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chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

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digeorge syndrome -T cell deficiency and hypocalcemia

velicardiofacial syndrome - heart defect, facial dysmorphism, palate abnormalities,

30
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lyons hypothesis

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only one X chromosome is active

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Y gene

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has SRY

-determines testicle formation

32
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klinefelter syndrome

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47XXY
male hypogonadism
-elongated body
-reduced spermatogenesis - infertility

nondisjunction during meiosis

33
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turner syndrome

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monosomy of X
-hypogonadism in females
45X
neck webbing
heart disease
failure to develop secondary sex characteristics

short stature and amennorhea

34
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true hermaphrodite

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both testicular and ovarian tissue

most 46XX

35
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female pseudohermaphrodites

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46, XX
normal ovaries and internal genitalia
ambiguous external genitalia

steroid exposure during gestation

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male pseudohermaphrotdites

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gonads are testes
-external genitalia are female or ambiguous

due to androgen insensitivity

complete testicular feminization

37
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fragile X syndrome

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trinucleotide repeat mutation
familial mental retardation
FMR-1 gene

mental retardation and enlarged testicles elongated face, large mandible

38
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FMR -1 gene

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fragile X syndrome

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47XXY

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klinefelter

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monosomy X

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turner

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edwards

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trisomy 18

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patau

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trisomy 13

43
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leber hereditary optic neuropathy

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bilateral loss of central vision

  • age 15-35
  • eventual blindness

mutation in mitochondrial gene
-from mother

44
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maternal imprinting

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silencing of the maternal allele

45
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paternal imprinting

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silencing of the paternal allele

46
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prader willi

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deletion of q12 on chromosome 15 paternal allele

short, hypotonia, hyperphagia, obesity, small hands and feet, hypogonadism

47
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angelman syndrome

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deletion of q12 on chromosome 15 of maternal allele

retarded, ataxic gait, seizures, inappropriate laughter
-happy puppets

48
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gonadal mosaicism

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results from mutations that affect cells that form gonads

-offspring manifest the disease

49
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indications for genetic analysis in mothers

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over age 35
previous problems
ultrasound deformities
abnormal triple test (AFP, betaHCG, estriol)
carrier of X-linked disease
50
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indications for postnatal genetic analysis

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congenital anomalies
mental retardation unexplained
suspected chromosomal abnormalities

51
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analysis of acquired genetic alterations

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Dx and management of malignancy and infectious disease

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direct recombinant DNA

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sequence gene

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indirect recombinant DNA

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association with markers

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SNP

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single nucleotide polymorphism

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repeat length polymorphisms

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microsatellites - 2-6 bp, 1 kb length

minisatellite - 15-70 bp, 1-3kb length

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epigenetic alterations

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heritable genetic changes without change in DNA sequence

57
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RNA analysis

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for RNA virus

chromosomal translocation analysis

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