Inborn Errors Flashcards
List the common features of:
Down Syndrome (7)
Trisomy 21
Epicanthal folds of the eyes
Wide space/sandal gap between the first and second toe
Simian crease/single palmar crease
Tongue trusting
Thick nuchal fold
Congenital heart defects (75%)
Low tone
List the common features of: (5)
Trisomy 13
Patau Syndrome
Holoprosencephaly
Microcephaly
Cleft lip +/- palate
Polydactylyl
Congenital heart defect
List the common features of: (5)
Trisomy 18
Edward Syndrome
Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR)
Rocker bottome feet
Overlapping fingers
Malformed ears
Congenital heart defect
List the common features of:
Cri du Chat Syndrome (5)
5p-
Microcephaly
growth deficiency
high pitched cat-cry
congenital heart disease
hypotonia
List the common features of:
Prader Willi Syndrome
Paternal deletion 15q11
Obesity, food seeking
Hypotonia
Small hands and feet
Up slanting palpebral fissures
Infants with failure to thrive
List the common features of: (7)
Angelman Syndrome
Maternal deletion 15q11
Severe postnatal growth deficiency
Mental retardation
“puppet-like gait”
Paroxysms of inappropriate laughter
Absent or limited speech
Seizures
List the common features of: (6)
22q11 Deletion Syndrome
voice-hyper nasal speech
cleft palate
congenital heart defect
hypocalcemia
immune defect due to a T-cell deficit
Developmental delay/mental retardation
List the common features of:
William Syndrome (4)
7q23.2
Elfin Facies
Prominent lips
Wide spaced teeth
supravalvular aortic stenosis
What are 2 triple repeat disorders?
Fragile X CGG > 200
Huntington’s chorea CAG >40
List the common features of:
Fragile X Syndrome (8)
Prominent or large ears
long face
high arched palate
hyper-extensible joints
subluxable thumbs
macro-orchidism (post-pubertal)
flat feet
soft-velvet like skin
Mendelian Inherited Disorders
List the common features of:
Duchene’s Muscular Dystrophy (5)
X-linked recessive
calf hypertrophy
toe walking
progressive weakness
dilated cardiomyopathy
gowers sign (difficult rises from the floor)
Mendelian Inherited Disorders
List the common features of:
Neurofibromatosis
Autosomal Dominant
2 of the following features:
>6 cafe au lait spots
2 or more neurofibromas
Lisch nodules
Optic gliomas
Angiofirbomas
Axillary or inguinal freckling
Mendelian Inherited Disorders
List the common features of:
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Autosomal Dominant
Bones fracture easily
Near normal stature
Blue sclera
Hearing loss in 20’s 30’s
Most fractures occur before pubery
Lysosomal Storage Diseases
List the common features of:
Gaucher Disease (6)
Autosomal Recessive
1/500 in Ashkenazi Jewish Pop
GLucocerebrosidase Deficiency
Hepatosplenomegaly
Anemia
Bone Pain
Mendelian Inherited Disorders
List the common features of:
Fraby’s Disease (7)
X-linked Recessive
alpha-galactosidase A
Renal Failure
Strokes
Myocardial Ischemia
Whorl Keratopthy (eyes)
Angiokeratoma