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blood groups & alpha1 anti trypsin deficiency demonstrate what type of genetics?

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codominance- both alleles contribute to phenotype of heterozygote

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neurofibromatosis type 1 genetics

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variable expressivity- phenotype varies among ppl with same genotype

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untreated phenylketonuria genetics with light skin, intellect disability, musty body odor

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pleiotropy- one gene causes multiple phenotypic effects

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tendency for certain alleles at 2 linked loci to occur together more/less often than expected by chance; measured in a pop. (not family)

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linkage disequilibrium

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genetically distinct cell lines in same person

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mosaicism
somatic mosaicism- mutation arises from mitotic errors after fertiliz & propogates thru many tissues/organs
gonadal mosaicism- mutation only in egg/sperm cells

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mutation affecting G protein signaling - unilat cafe au lait spots, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious puberty, mult endocrine abnormalities
lethal if mutation occurs before fertil (affects all cells)
survivable in those with mosaicism

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McCune Albright Syndrome

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mutations at different loci can produce similar phenotype

ie. albinism

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locus heterogeneity

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different mutations in same locus produce same phenotype

ie. beta thalassemia

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allelic heterogeneity

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presence of both normal & mutated mito DNA causing variable expression in mito inherited disease

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heteroplasmy

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offspring receives 2 copies of chrom from 1 parent and no copies from the other parent

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uniparental disomy
heterodisomy- heterozygous, meiosis I error
isodisomy- homozygous, meiosis II error, postzygotic
consider when person manifests with recessive disorder but only 1 parent is a carrier

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only 1 active allele at some loci with the other inactive d/t methylation - once the other active allele is deleted it leads to disease

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imprinting

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maternal imprinting: maternal gene is normally silent + parental gene is deleted/mutated on chrom 15 - hyperphagia, obesity, intellect disability, hypogonadism, hypotonia
may be a result of maternal uniparental disomy w/ both maternal genes imprinted

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Prader Wili Syndrome

^p stands for paternal gene deletion

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paternal imprinting: paternal gene normally silent + maternal gene deleted/mutated on chrom 15 - inappropriate laughter, sz, ataxia, severe intellect disability
may be result of paternal uniparental disomy w/ both paternal genes imprinted

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angelMan syndrome

^m stands for maternal gene deletion

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often due to defects in structural genes, many generations affected, M & F

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autosomal dominant

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often due to enzyme deficiencies, usually in only 1 generation, more severe, present in childhood usually

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autosomal recessive

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sons of heterozygous mothers have 50% chance of being affected, no male to male transmission, skips generations, more severe in males, females homozygous to be affected

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X linked recessive

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transmitted thru both parents, mom transmits to 50% of daughters & sons, dad transmits to all daughters but no sons

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X linked dominant

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inherited X linked dominant disorder with increase in phosphate wasting at PCT causing rickets-like presentation

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Hypophosphatemic rickets

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rare disorder of mito inheritance 2’ to failure in oxidative phosphorylation
with myopathy, lactic acidosis, CNS disease, ragged red fibers on muscle biopsy

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mitochondrial myopathies

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bilateral enlarged kidneys with many cysts

mutated PKD1 on chrom 16 or PKD2 on chrom 4

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autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

‘16 letters in polycystic kidney’

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adenomatous polyps in colon after puberty, mutated chrom 5q APC gene

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Familial adenomatous polyposis

‘5 letters in polyp’

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high LDL d/t defective/absent LDL receptor leads to severe atherosclerotic disease early, corneal arcus, tendon xanthomas (achilles esp.)

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familial hypercholesterolemia

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genetics of FAP

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autosomal dominant

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genetics of familial hypercholesterolemia

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autosomal dominant

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inherited disorder of blood vessels - telangiectasias, recurrent epistaxis, skin discoloration, AVM, GI bleeds, hematuria

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Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia/Osler Weber Rendu syndrome

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genetics of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

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autosomal dominant

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spheroid erythrocytes d/t spectrin or ankyrin defect, hemolytic anemia, high MCHC, high RDW

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hereditary spherocytosis

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genetics of hereditary spherocytosis

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autosomal dominant

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depression, progressive dementia, choreiform, caudate atrophy, high DA, low GABA, low ACh

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Huntington disease

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genetics of Huntington’s - gene, chrom #, inheritance

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autosomal dominant, anticipation

chrom 4 trinucleotide repeat CAG

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multiple malignancies at early age

aka SBLA cancer syndrome: sarcoma, breast, leukemia, adrenal gland

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Li Fraumeni syndrome

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genetics of Li Fraumeni syndrome

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abnormal TP53

autosomal dominant

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defective fibrin (scaffold for elastin) - CT disorder of skeleton, heart, eyes - tall, long extremities, pectus excavatum, hypermobile, arachnodactyly, cystic medial necrosis of aorta, floppy mitral valve, subluxation of lens

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marfan syndrome

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genetics of marfan syndrome

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FBN1 gene on chrom 15

autosomal dominant

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several distinct syndromes w/ familial tumors of endocrine glands - pancreas, parathyroid, pituitary, thyroid, adrenal medulla

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mutliple endocrine neoplasias (MEN1, 2A, 2B)

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genetics of MEN

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autosomal dominant
MEN1 gene
RET gene for MEN2A/B

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neurocutaneous disorders w/ cafe au lait spots, cutaneous neurofibromatomas, optic gliomas, pheochromocytomas, lisch nodules (pigmented iris hamartomas)

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neurofibromatosis type 1 (von Recklinghausen disease)

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genetics of NF1

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autosomal dominant
100% penetrance, variable expression
mutated NF1 gene on chrom 17 (‘17 letters in von Recklinghausen’)

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bilateral acoustic schwannomas, juvenile cataracts, meningiomas, ependymomas

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neurofibromatosis type 2

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genetics of NF2

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autosomal dominant

NF2 gene on chrom 22 (‘type 2 on chrom 22’)

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41
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neurocutaneous disorder w/ multi organ involvement with many benign hamartomas

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tuberous sclerosis

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genetics of tuberous sclerosis

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autosomal dominant

incomplete penetrance, variable expression

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many tumors (benign & malignant) assoc with deletion of VHL gene (tsg) on chrom 3

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von Hippel Lindau disease

‘3 words for chrom 3’

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44
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genetics of von Hippel Lindau disease

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autosomal dominant

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genetics of albinism

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autosomal recessive

46
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genetics of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease

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autosomal recessive

47
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genetics of glycogen storage diseases

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autosomal recessive

48
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genetics of hemochromatosis

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autosomal recessive

49
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genetics of Kartagener syndrome

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autosomal recessive

50
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genetics of mucopolysaccharidoses (except for Hunter syndrome)

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autosomal recessive

51
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genetics of phenylketonuria

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autosomal recessive

52
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genetics of sickle cell anemia

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autosomal recessive

53
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genetics of sphingolipidoses (except Fabry disease)

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autosomal recessive

54
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genetics of thalassemias

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autosomal recessive

55
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genetics of wilson disease

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autosomal recessive

56
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genetics of cystic fibrosis

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autosomal recessive
CFTR gene on chrom 7
usually deletion of Phe508

57
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labs with cystic fibrosis

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high Cl- conc (>60) in sweat
contraction alkalosis with hypokalemia
high immunoreactive trypsinogen in newborn

58
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genetics of bruton agammaglobulinemia

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x linked recessive

59
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genetics of wiskott-aldrich syndrome

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x linked recessive

60
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genetics of fabry disease

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x linked recessive

61
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genetics of G6PD deficiency

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x linked recessive

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genetics of ocular albinism

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x linked recessive

63
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genetics of lesch-nyhan syndrome

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x linked recessive

64
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genetics of duchenne/becker muscular dystrophy

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x linked recessive

65
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genetics of hunter syndrome

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x linked recessive

66
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genetics of hemophilia A/B

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x linked recessive

67
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genetics of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency

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x linked recessive

68
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muscular dystrophy d/t frameshift mutation causing truncated dystrophin protein - inhib muscle regeneration

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy

69
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weakness starts in pelvic girdle & rises, pseudohypertrophy of calf mm., gower maneuver, waddling gait, onset before 5yrs, dilated cardiomyopathy

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy

70
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largest protein coding human gene with high chance of spont mutation

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dystrophin gene

71
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labs of duchenne muscular dystrophy

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high CPK & aldolase

confirm with western blot + muscle biopsy

72
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muscular dystrophy d/t non frameshift mutation in dystrophin gene (partially functional), less severe, onset adolescence

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Becker muscular dystrophy

73
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CTG trinucleotide repeat expansion in DMPK gene - abnormal expression of myotonin protein kinase - myotonia, m. wasting, cataracts, testicular atrophy, frontal balding, arrhythmia

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myotonic type 1 muscular dystrophy

74
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genetics of myoclonic type 1 muscular dystrophy

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autosomal dominant

75
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genetics of fragile X syndrome

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x linked

FMR1 gene, trinucleotide repeat CGG

76
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muscular dystrophy w/ intellect disability, macroorchidism, long face, large jaw, large everted ears, autism, MVP

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fragile x syndrome

77
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CGG trinucleotide repeat

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fragile x syndrome

78
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GAA trinucleotide repeat

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friedreich ataxia

79
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CAG trinucleotide repeat

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Huntington’s

80
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CTG trinucleotide repeat

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myotonic dystrophy

81
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common assoc with down syndrome

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duodenal atresia, Hirschsprung disease, ASD, brushfield spots, early onset Alzheimer’s, incr risk ALL & AML

82
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which chrom codes for amyloid precursor protein

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chrom 21 (Down syndrome chrom)

83
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most common cause of trisomy 21

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meiotic non disjunction assoc with AMA

84
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rare genetic causes of trisomy 21

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robertsonian translocation

mosaicism (post fertil mitotic error)

85
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first trimester findings with trisomy 21

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high nuchal translucency, hypoplastic nasal bone

low serum PAPP-A, high beta hCG

86
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second trimester findings with trisomy 21

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low AFP, high beta hCG, low estriol, high inhibin A

87
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trisomy 18

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Edwards syndrome

‘Election age 18’

88
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severe intellect disability, rocker bottom feet, micrognathia, low set ears, clenched hands w/ overlapping fingers, prominent occiput, congenital heart disease
death within 1 yr

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Edwards syndrome

89
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labs for edwards syndrome

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low PAPP-A, low beta hCG, low AFP, low estriol, low/normal inhibin A

90
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trisomy 13

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Patau syndrome

‘Puberty at 13’

91
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intellect disability, rocker bottom feet, microphthalmia, microcephaly, cleft lip/palate, holoprosencephaly, polydactyly, congenital heart disease, cutis aplasia

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Patau syndrome

92
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labs of patau syndrome

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low beta hCG, low PAPP-A, high nuchal translucency

93
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disorders assoc with chrom 3

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von hippel lindau disease

renal cell carcinoma

94
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disorders assoc with chrom 4

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ADPKD (PKD2)

Huntington’s

95
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disorders assoc with chrom 5

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Cri du chat syndrome

FAP

96
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disorders assoc with chrom 7

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Williams syndrome

cystic fibrosis

97
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disorder assoc with chrom 9

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Friedreich ataxia

98
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disorder assoc with chrom 11

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Wilms tumor

99
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disorders assoc with chrom 13

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Patau syndrome ('puberty')
Wilson disease
100
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disorders assoc with chrom 15

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Prader-Willi syndrome

Angelman syndrome

101
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disorder assoc with chrom 16

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ADPKD (PKD1)

102
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disorder assoc with chrom 17

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Neurofibromatosis type 1

103
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disorder assoc with chrom 18

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Edwards syndrome

104
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disorders assoc with chrom 22

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Neurofibromatosis type 2
DiGeorge syndrome (22q11)
105
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disorder assoc with X chrom

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fragile X syndrome
X linked agammaglobulinemia
Klinefelter syndrome (XXY)

106
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type of chrom translocation that commonly involves chrom 13, 14, 15, 21, 22

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Robertsonian translocation

107
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congenital microdeletion of short arm of chrom 5

microcephaly, intellect disability, high pitched crying, epicanthal folds, VSD

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Cri du chat syndrome

108
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congenital microdeletion of long arm chrom 7 (deletes elastin gene) - elfin facies, intellect disability, hyperCa, well develop verbal skills, extreme friendliness, CV problems

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Williams syndrome

109
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22q11 deletion syndromes

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DiGeorge syndrome

Velocardiofacial syndrome

110
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cause of 22q11 deletion

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aberrant development of 3rd & 4th branchial pouches

111
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cleft palate, abnormal facies, thymic aplasia, cardiac defects, hypoCa

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22q11 syndrome

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