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Mechanism of Prader-Willi

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70% deletion of paternal 15q11

25% uniparental disomy chromosome 15 (from mum)

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Mechanism of Angelmans

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70% deletion maternal 15q12
5-10% UBE3A mutation
5% paternal UPD ch15

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What gestation for chorionic villus sampling, and risk of miscarriage?

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> 11/40

1-2%

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Gestation for amniocentesis and miscarriage risk

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> 16/40

0.5-1%

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Imprinting means:

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Allele from a particular parent is switched off

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Trisomy 21 is

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Down’s

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Trisomy 13 is

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Patau

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Trisomy 18 is

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Edward

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9
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First trimester screen includes what tests

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bHCG, PAPP-A, nuchal translucency

Trisomies - elevated bHCG and NTS, low PAPP-A

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Klinefelters =

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Extra X chromosome (47XXY most common), more X’s = worse disease

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Central issue in Klinefelters

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Androgen deficiency

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Disease associations in Klinefelters

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VTE, metabolic syndrome, cancer

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Cause of DiGeorge syndrome?

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Del22q11.2

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Manifestations of DiGeorge

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CATCH22
Cardiac (TOF/VSD)
Abnormal face
Thymus hypoplasia (T def)
Hypocalc, hypoPTH
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15
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Diagnosis of DiGeorge

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FISH

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16
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Huntington’s disease mode of inheritance

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AD

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17
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Genetic basis of Huntington’s

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CAG trinucleotide repeat disorder

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18
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Full penetrance of HD at which number of repeats

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40

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19
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Juvenile onset HD at which number of repeats

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60

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20
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HD worse from which parent

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Father, instability of CAG triplet in spermatogenesis

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21
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Spinocerebellar ataxia mode of inheritance

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AD

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22
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Age of onset SCA

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30-40

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23
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How many forms of spinocerebellar ataxia

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> 40

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24
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Gene implicated in myotonic dystrophy

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Dystrophin myotonica protein kinase

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25
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Mode of inheritance myotonic dystrophy

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AD

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26
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Genetic basic of myotonic dystrophy

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CTG trinucleotide repeat

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27
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Penetrance of myotonic dystrophy

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100%

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Myotonic dystrophy worse from which parent

29
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Average life expectancy of classical myotonic dystrophy

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48-60, usually 50-1000 repeats

30
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Gene implicated in Duchenne’s

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Dystrophin

31
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Mode of inheritance Duchenne’s

32
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Genetic mechanism for Duchenne’s

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Frameshift/nonsense –> truncated/absent protein

33
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Normal function of dystrophin protein

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Link actin and cell membrane, stability

34
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CK in Duchenne’s usually..

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10x normal

35
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Cardiac involvement in Duchenne’s?

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DCM by 18 years old

36
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Female carriers of Duchenne’s need surveillance for…

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Heart failure

37
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Becker’s genetic mechanism

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Missense mutation of dystrophin, protein present but altered

38
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CK in Becker’s usually

39
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Cause of death in Becker’s

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DCM in 40s

40
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Marfan’s gene and inheritance

41
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Diagnosis of Marfan’s

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First degree relative
FBN-1 gene mutation
Systemic score >7
AOrtic score >2
Ectopia lentis
42
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DDx Marfan’s

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Loeys Dietz - similar skeletal features but no ectopia lentis
Gene: TGFbR1/2

43
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Annual surveillance in Marfan’s

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Eye exam, TTE

44
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Intervene in aortic aneurysms in Marfans

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> 5cm

Increasing >0.5-1cm/y

45
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Gene and inheritance of Noonan’s

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PTPN11, AD

46
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Cardiac manifestations of Noonan’s

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PV stenosis most common

HCM, ASD< VSD

47
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Neurofibromatosis type 1 inheritance

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AD but 30-50% de novo, mutation in NF1 gene

48
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Normal role of neurofibromin

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Negative regulator of RAS

49
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Risks of NF1

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Optic pathway glioma, breast Ca, malignant nerve sheath tumour, phaeo

50
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Diagnostic criteria NF1

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> /=6 cafe au lait patches
/=2 neurofibromas or one plexiform neurofibroma
Axillary or groin freckling
Lisch nodules (iris hamartomas)
Optic pathway glioma
FHx (1 x FDR)
Distinctive osseous lesion (sphenoid wing dysplasia, thinning of long bone cortex +/- pseudoarthrosis)

51
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Gene and inheritance NF2

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NF2 gene, AD, up to 50% de novo

52
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NF2 gene encodes for…

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Merlin - links between membrane proteins/cell cytoskeleton

53
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Diagnostic criteria NF2

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1 of:

  • Bilaterla vestibular schwannoma
  • 1 x FDR with NF2 and unilat vest schwann OR any two of meningioma, schwann, glioma, neurofibroma, posterior subcapsular lenticular opacities
  • Multiple meningiomas AND unilat vest schwann, any two of schwann, glioma, neurofibroma, posterior subcapsular lenticular opacities
54
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Tuberous sclerosis genes are negative regulator of which pathway

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mTOR pathway

55
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TSC1 gene codes for

56
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TSC2 gene codes for

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Tuberin, tuberous sclerosis type 2

57
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Mode of inheritance tuberous sclerosis

58
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Tumour locations tuberous sclerosis

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Brain, heart, lungs, kidneys, skin

59
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Lung associated condition with tuberous sclerosis

60
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Main organ manifestations of tuberous sclerosis

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CNS with epilepsy
Neuropsych
Intellectual disability
Autism

61
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HCM mainly involves the…

62
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Main genes in HCM

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Myosin binding protein C and beta-myosin heavy chain = 70%

63
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Most common gene implicated in DCM

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Titin gene

64
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Which genetic cause of DCM is also very pro arrhythmic

65
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ARVD cellular site of defect

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Desmosomes

66
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Most common gene responsible for ARVD

67
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What is Anderson-Tawil syndrome?

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LQTS7 - LQTS + period paralysis

68
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CPVT gene…

69
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Brudaga gene

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SCN5A loss of function

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