Genetics Flashcards
What is the baseline risk for birth defects?
4% (1 in 25)
Birth defect due to INTRINSIC abnormalities, such as genetics; examples are Polydactyly and Cleft Lip; during embryonic period
Malformation
Birth defect due to EXTRINSIC factors that physically impinge on the fetus during development; examples are joint contractures and arhtrogyrposis (joint hooking); after embryonic period
Deformation
Birth defect caused by alteration of cellular constitution or tissue organization
Dysplasia
Birth defect due to the destruction of irreplaceable normal fetal tissue; usually due to amniotic bands and amputations
Disruption
Cascade of events from a single primary cause; example is Potter Sequence (renal agenesis–> oligohydramnios–> pulmonary hypoplasia and limb anomalies)
Sequence
Organogenesis is usually done by week…
Week 8 (embryonic period)
Examples of Chemical Teratogens
Alcohol Nicotine Tetracyclines Retinoic acid (Vit A) Thalidomide
Which teratogen can result in yellow staining of teeth and diminished growth of long bones
Tetracyclines
*STUDY AID: “Teethracyclines”
Which teratogen can result in growth deficiency, intellectual disability, congenital heart defects and abnormal facial features (smooth philtrum, thin vermillion border, etc.)
Alcohol
Examples of TORCHeS infections
Toxoplasmosis gondii Other (Parvo and Varicella) Rubella CMV HSV Syphilis
Obstetric/Fetal risks of Maternal Diabetes
Macrosomia Caudal regression syndrome (legs) Cardiac defects neonatal hypoglycemia (hyperplasia of fetal islet cells) Polycythemia
How can Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome complicate pregnancies
Mutations in Type III collagen
Worsening symptoms
Rapid onset labor
Uterine rupture
Arterial dissection/rupture
How can Marfan Syndrome complicate pregnancies
Valvular/Aortic complications
*HIGH risk
Signs/Symptoms of Down Syndrome
- Flat facies
- Duodenal Atresia
- Broad nasal bridge
- Low-set ears
Single palmar crease
Heart defects
Intellectual disability
Chromosome 18 trisomy; Death by age 1 year; small head and jaw, low-set ears, profound intellectual disability and heart defects; CLENCHING of hands and ROCKER BOTTOM feet
Edward Syndrome
Fancy name for Trisomy 18
Edward Syndrome