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Immunology/genetics/other dreaded topics Flashcards

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Type I hypersensitivity

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Antigen reacts with IgE bound to mast cells
- Anaphylaxis
- Atopy

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Type II hypersenitivity

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IgG or IgM binds to antigen on cell surface
- Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
- Pernicious anaemia
- ITP
- Goodpasture’s
- Pemphigus / pemphigoid
- Rheumatic fever

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Type III hypersensitivity

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Free antigen and antibody (IgG, IgA) combine
- SLE
- Post-strep glomerulonephritis
- Extrinsic allergic alveolitis

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Type IV - Delayed hypersensitivity

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T cell mediated
- TB
- Graft versus host
- Allergic contact dermatitis
- MS
- Guillain Barre

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‘Type VI’

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Antibodies that recognise and bind to the cell surface receptors.
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Grave’s disease

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Cardiac AP - rapid depolarisation

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rapid influx of sodium

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Cardiac AP - early repolarisation

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efflux of potassium

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Cardiac AP - plateau

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slow influx of calcium

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Cardiac AP - final repolarisation

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efflux of potassium

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Cardiac AP - restoration of ionic concentrations

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by Na/K ATPase
slow influx of sodium until threshold for new AP reached

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Plasma cells

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Mature B-lyphocytes
produce IgE to stimulate eosinophils

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Turner syndrome karyotype

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45 X

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Turner syndrome phenotype

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webbed neck
shield chest, wide nipples
low hairline
renal abnormalities
Aortic dissection
Coarctation
Bicuspid aortic valve
autoimmune diseases
Gastrointestinal disorders/predispositions

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Triple X karyotype

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47 XXX

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Triple X phenotype

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tall
slightly redced intelligence
speech delayed
increased incidence of premature ovarian failure

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16
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Klinefelter karyotype

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47 XXY

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Klinefelter phenotype

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hypergonadotrophic-hypogonadism
small testes
poor growth of facial and body hair
mild developmental delay, behavioural problems
female distribution of fat and hair

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Down syndrome karyotype

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Trisomy 21

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Down syndrome phenotype

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single palmar crease
brachycephaly
upslanting palpebral fissures
brushfield spots
hypotonia
AVSDs
ALL/AML
Hypothyroid

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Edwards syndrome karyotype

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trisomy 18

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Edwards syndrome phenotype

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rockerbottom feet
malformations
profound learning disability
survival beyond infancy rare

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Patau syndrome karyotype

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Trisomy 13

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Patau phenotype

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CNS abnormalities
microphthalmia
renal abnormalities
congenital heart disease
survival beyond infancy rare

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DiGeorge syndrome

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microdeletion 22q11

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DiGeorge syndrome phenotype

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parathyroid hypoplasia
thymus hypoplasia
congenital cardiac malformation
cleft palate
learning disability

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Williams syndrome

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microdeltion elastin gene chromosome 7

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Williams syndrome phenotype

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supravalvular aortic stenosis
hypercalcaemia
learning disabliity with chatty social nature

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Autosomal recessive

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mutation in both alleles
Where both parents are carriers: 50% chance of child being a carrier
25% chance of child being affected

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Autosomal dominant

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Mutation of one allele
50% chance of affected parent having an affected child

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Autosomal recessive conditions

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CF
Fanconi’s anaemia
Haemochromatosis
Sickle cell anaemia
Wilson’s disease

Most metabolic disorders are autosomal recessive but there are exceptions

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Autosomal dominant conditions

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Achondroplasia
Ehlers-Danlos
Gilbert
Huntingtons
Marfans
Neurofibromatosis 1 & 2
Tuberous sclerosis
Von Willebrand

32
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X-linked genetic conditions

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most commonly affect males as only one copy of X
No male to male transmission obv
Daughters of affected male are obligate carriers obv

33
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X-linked recessive conditions

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Becker MD
Duchenne MD
Fabry
G6PD deficiency
Haemophilia A and B
Lesch-Nyan
Red-green colour blindness

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X-linked dominant

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all offspring of affected female 50% chance of being affected

35
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X-linked dominant conditions

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Vitamin D resistant rickets
Rett syndrome

36
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Main component of surfactant

37
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Interleukin 1 mainly released by…

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Macrophages and monocytes

38
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Rough endoplasmic reticulum

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  • translation, folding of proteins
  • manufacture of lysosomal enzymes
  • N-linked glycolysation
  • extesnive in pancreatic cells, goblet cells, plasma cells
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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

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  • Steroid and lipid synthesis
  • extensive in adrenal cortex, hepatocytes, testes, ovaries
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Golgi apparatus

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  • Modifies, sorts and packages molecules for secretion
  • Add monnose-6-phosphate to proteins which are to be transported to lysosome
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Mitochondrion

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aerobic respitration

42
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Nucleus

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DNA maintenance
RNA transcription
RNA splicing

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Nucleolus

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ribosome production

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Lysosome

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breakdown of large molecules

45
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Ribosome

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translation of RNA into proteins

46
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Peroxisome

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catabolism of long chain fatty acids
formation of hydrogen peroxide

47
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Proteasome

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degrades proteins that have been tagged with ubiquitin

48
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Oncogene - ABL

49
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Oncogene - c-MYC

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Burkitts lymphoma

50
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Oncogene - nMYC

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Neuroblastoma

51
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Oncogene - BCL-2

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Follicular lymphoma

52
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Oncogene - RET

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MEN type II and III

53
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Oncogene - RAS

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Pancreatic cancer

54
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Oncogene - HER2

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Breast and ovarian cancer

55
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Tumour suppressor gene - p53

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Li-Fraumeni syndrome (early onset breast cancer, sarcoma, leukaemia)
Most commonly mutated in breast, colon and lung cancer

56
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Tumour suppressor gene - APC

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Colorectal cancer

57
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Tumour suppressor gene - BRCA 1 and 2

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Breast and ovarian cancer
(prostate and breast in men)

58
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Tumour suppressor gene - NF1

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Neurofibromatosis

59
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Tumour suppressor gene - Rb

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Retinoblastoma

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Tumour suppressor gene - WT1

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Wilms tumour

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Tumour suppressor gene - multiple tumour suppressor gene

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Hyperacute organ rejection

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B cells
Type II hypersensitivity

63
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Acute graft failure (<6 mnths)

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cytotoxic T cells

64
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Chronic graft failure (>6 months)

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Antibody and cell mediated

65
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Mitochondrial diseases

66
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Pellagra

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Niacin (B3) deficiency
Diarrhoea
Dermatitis
Dementia

67
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Homocystinuria

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Autosomal recessive
tall, long fingered, learning difficulties, DVT, downward lens dislocation

68
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IgD

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Mechanism unknown
Activates B cells

69
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IgA

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Most commonly produced
Low serum levels
Found in bodily secretions

70
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IgE

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Made by plasma cells
Mediator in type I hypersensitivity
Activates Eosinophils

71
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IgG

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Most abundant in serum
Acts strongly against viral and bacterial infections
Activates complement cascade
Involved in type ii and iii hypersensitivity

72
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IgM

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Initial immunoglobulin released in response to infection
Responsible for agglutination in ABO mismatch

73
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Cytokine implicated in sepsis/septic shock

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IL-1
Sepsis -> IL-1 release -> vasodilation -> hypotension and shock

74
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Cytokine implicated in fever relating to sepsis

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