Genetics Flashcards

1
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For BRCA 1 and 2, what are the lifetime risks of breast Ca, risk of breast Ca before 70, lifetime risk of ovarian Ca?

What is the lifetime risk of Breast Ca for women?

What is the lifetime risk of Ovarian Ca for women?

How many inherited breast cancers are BRCA 1/2?

How many people disgnosed with breast Ca will be BRCA 1 or 2?

A

General population breast Ca - 12%

General population Ovarian Ca 1.3%

BRCA 1

  • Breast lifetime: 70%
  • Ovarian lifetime - 40%

BRCA 2

  • Breast lifetime: 45%
  • Ovarian lifetime - 15%

25% of inherited breast Ca is BRCA 1/2

1 in 20 people with breast Ca will be BRCA1/2 positive

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2
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Describe the pattern of:
- PAPP-A
- AFP
- Oestriol
- HCG
- Inhibin A

In Down’s syndrome and Edwards (trisomy 18)

A

Down’s
- Low PAPPA
- Low AFP
- Low Oestriol
- High HCG
- High Inhibin A

Edwards - LOW EVERYTHING

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3
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What is high AFP associated with in screening? If everything else is normal

A

Neural tube defects!

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4
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What is MSS1

A

HCG
PaPP-A
NT

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5
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What is MSS2

A

HCG
Oestriol
Inhibin A
AFP

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6
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How common is Down’s syndrome?

What are the test results?

A

1:1000

Low PAPP-A, low AFP, low oestriol, high HCG, high inhibin A

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7
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How common is Edward’s?

What are the screening test results?

A

1:6000

Everything low

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8
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How common is Patau’s?

A

1:15000

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9
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What is congenital adrenal hyperplasia?

What is the cause in most cases?

What does this result in biochemically?

INHERITANCE?

A

You have a deficiency of enzymes that regulate the steroid hormones in the adrenals.

Most cases - deficiency of 21-hydroxylase. This results in excess androgens and deficiency in mineralocorticoids

AUTOSOMEAL RECESSIVE

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10
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Describe the management of beta thalassaemia in pregnancy

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At the start:
- Folic acid 3 months prior to conception
- Cardiology assessment
- Biliary USS and Liver fibro scan
- Dexa scan

Throughout with scans:
- Early scan 7-9 weeks
- Monthly biometry from 24 weeks

Thromboprophylaxis:
- If splenectomy + plt >600 - ASA and LMWH
- If splenectomy OR plt >600 - ASA

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11
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What is the timing window for the combined test?

A

11+2 - 14+1

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12
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HNPCC:
- Inheritance pattern
- Risks of colon Ca/endometrial Ca

A

AD

Colon - 80%
Endometial - 40%

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13
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What is the karyotype for kleinfelters

A

47XXY

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14
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TURNER’s SYNDROME

How common?

Features?

Biochemistry:

What percentage of turner’s baby’s will miscarry?

A

Karyotype - 45XO

1:2500 females

Features
- Webbed neck
- Wide spaced nipples
- Heart problems: most common is bicuspid aortic valve
- Primary amoennorhoea

Biochemistry: high FSH and LH at puberty

> 95% will miscarry. Approx only 1% survive

10-15% of further trimester losses are thought to be secondary to Turner’s

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15
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When should the guthrie test be performed?

What does it test for?

A

After 12 hours following delivery

Loads of things:
Phenylketonuria
MCCAD
Maple syrup urine disease
congenital hypothyroidism
CF
Galactosaemia

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16
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When is amnio performed?
When is CVS performed?

A

Amnio - preferred test after 15 weeks

CVS - Usually 10-12th week

17
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Phenylketonuria

How common is it?

Inheritance pattern of PKU1 ?

When do you do the test?

What is the treatment?

A

1:14000

Test after 12 hours following birth

PKU 1 - AR

High concentrations of phenylalanine lead to high conc of by products starting with phenyl

Treatment - restriction of phenylalanine

18
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What is the phenotype for XYY?

A

‘Normal’ male!

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