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Glycogen and Lysosomal Storage Diseases Flashcards

1
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What is glycogen storage disease type I?

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Von Gierke disease

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2
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What is glycogen storage disease type II?

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Pompe disease

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3
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What is glycogen storage disease type III?

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Cori disease

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4
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What is glycogen storage disease type V?

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McArdle disease

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5
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What is the inheritance pattern for the glycogen storage diseases?

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Autosomal Recessive

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Severe fasting hypoglycemia with increased glycogen in the liver, hepatomegaly and increased blood lactate

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Von Gierke disease

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What is the deficient enzyme in Von Gierke disease?

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Glucose-6-phosphatase, which catalyzes the last step of both glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis

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What is the treatment for Von Gierke disease?

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Frequent oral glucose or cornstarch + Avoidance of fructose and galactose

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9
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Cardiomyopathy leading to early death

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Pompe disease

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10
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What is the deficient enzyme in Pompe disease?

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Lysosomal alpha-1,4-glucosidase

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Mild fasting hypoglycemia with increased glycogen in the liver, hepatomegaly, and normal blood lactate levels

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Cori diease

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12
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What is the defective enzyme in Cori disease?

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Debranching enzyme (Alpha-1,6-glucosidase)

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13
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Increased glycogen in the muscle which is not utilized, painful muscle cramps, myoglobinuria with exercise and arrhythmia

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McArdle disease

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14
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What is the defective enzyme in McArdle disease?

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Skeletal muscle glycogen phosphorylase

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15
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Name the 6 sphingolipidoses

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  1. Fabry disease
  2. Gaucher diease
  3. Niemann-Pick disease
  4. Tay-Sachs disease
  5. Krabbe disease
  6. Metachromatic leukodystrophy
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16
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Name the 2 mucopolysaccharidoses

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  1. Hurler syndrome

2. Hunter syndrome

17
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How are the sphingolipidoses and mucopolysaccharidoses inherited?

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Autosomal recessive except: Fabry and Hunter are X-linked recessive

18
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Painful peripheral neuropathy of hands and feet, angiokeratomas (tiny painless papules on the butt and goin), cardiovascular disease leading to GI ischemia and renal failure

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Fabry disease

19
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What is the defective enzyme in Fabry disease?

A

Alpha-galactosidase A

20
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What is the accumulated substrate in Fabry disease?

A

Ceramide trihexoside

21
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Hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopensia, necrosis of the femur and lipid-laden macrophages

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Gaucher disease

22
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What is the defective enzyme in Gaucher disease?

A

Glubocerebrosidase

23
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What is the accumulated substrate in Gaucher disease?

A

Glucocerebroside

24
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Progressive decline in cognitive and motor function, hepatoslenomegaly, “cherry red spot” on the macula, foam cells

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Niemann-Pick disease

25
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What is the defective enzyme in Niemann-Pick disease?

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Sphingomyelinase

26
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What is the accumulated substrate in Niemann-Pick disease?

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Sphingomyelin

27
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Progressive decline in cognitive and motor function, “cherry red spot” on the macula, onion skin lysosomes

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Tay-Sachs diease

28
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What is the defective enzyme in Tay-Sachs disease?

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Hexosaminidase A

29
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What is the accumulated substrate in Tay-Sachs disease?

A

GM2 ganglioside

30
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Peripheral neuropathy, seizures, developmental delays, optic atrophy and globoid cells

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Krabbe disease

31
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What is the defective enzyme in Krabbe disease?

A

Galactocerebrosidase

32
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Central and peripheral demyelination with ataxia and dementia

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Metachromatic leukodystrophy

33
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Developmental delays, airway obstruction, corneal clouding, hepatosplenomegaly

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Hurler syndrome

34
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What is the defective enzyme in Hurler syndrome?

A

Alpha-L-iduronidase

35
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What accumulates in Hurler syndrome?

A

Heparan sulfate, dermatan sulfate

36
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Mild developmental delays, hepatosplenomegaly and aggressive behavior

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Hunter syndrome

37
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What is the defective enzyme in Hunter syndrome?

A

Iduronate sulfatase

38
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What accumulates in Hunter syndrome?

A

Heparan sulfate, dermatan sulfate

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