Important mutations Flashcards
Papillary Thyroid Ca
RET
BRAF
Follicular Thyroid Ca
RAS
PAX-8
PPAR-gamma
Medullary Thyroid Ca
MEN 2A/2B - RET gene
MEN 1
- Inheritance
- Mutation
A.D.
Menin (tumor supressor gene on chrom 11)
Microdeletion of methyl-CpG binding protein 2 on X-chromosome
Rett Syndrome
Fragile X Syndrome:
- Inheritance
- Mutation
X-linked dominant Trinucleotide repeat (CGG) of FMR1 gene = methylation = decreased expression
Myotonic muscular dystrophy:
- Inheritance
- Mutation
Autosomal dominant
CTG trinucleotide repeat expansion in the DMPK gene
Becker’s muscular dystrophy:
- Inheritance
- Mutation
- Age of ppt
X-linked
NON-frameshift deletion in dystrophin gene
Age: Adolescence or early childhood (>5y/o)
Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy
- Inheritance
- Mutation
- Age of ppt
X-linked
Framshift or non-sense mutation in dystrophin gene
Age: <5 y/o
Cystic Fibrosis
- Inheritance
- Mutation
- Chromosome affected
Autosomal recessive
Defect in CFTR protein - deletion of Phe508
Chromosome 7
Achondroplasia
- Inheritance
- Mutation
- Chromosome
Autosomal dominant
Fibroblast growth factor 3 (FGFR3)
Chrom: 4
ADPKD
- Inheritance
- Mutation
- Chromosome affected
A.D.
PKD1
Chromosome: 16
Familial adenomatous polyposis
- Inheritance
- Mutation
- Chromosome affected
A.D.
APC gene
Chrom: 5q
Familial hypercholesterolemia
- Inheritance
- Mutation
A.D.
Defective or absent LDL receptor
Osler-Weber Rendu Syndrome
- Other name
- Inheritance
- Mutation
A.D.
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Inherited disorder of blood vessels
Huntington Disease
- Inheritance
- Mutation
- Chromosome affected
A.D.
Trinucleotide CAG repeat
Chrom: 4