Inherited Metabolic Disease Flashcards
4 Categories of Inherited Metabolic Disease
- Single Mutation
- Mutation by duplication or deletion of gene
- Single Nucleotide polymorphism
- Mitochondrial gene mutation
Single base pair mutation or structural rearrangement of sequence of DNA
Single mutation
Copy number variation
Mutation by duplication
Most common nucleotide pleomorphism
wild-type
Non-mendelian pattern mainly maternal
Mitochondrial gene mutation
Mutation only involve single base pair
Point mutation
Affects only part of a certain cell population that plays a role in cancer and aging
DNA mutation of somatic cell
Distribution of defect
10 in 1000 live birthd
7 AD
2.5 AR
the rest
A measure of individual who will show phenotype ands expressivity
Penetrance
Penetrance is characteristic of what mendelian pattern
AD
occurs only in homozygous state where it manifest soon after birth
AR
Mutant gene affects mainly one sex
X-Linked
Female will suffer the same fare as male during the embryonal development
Lyon Phenomenon
Polygenic and complex gene and has high degrees of familial incidence
multifactorial genetic disease
Example of multifactorial genetic disease
Schizophrenia
Tourette Syndrome
Mutant mitochondrial gene arranged next to normal gene
heteroplasmy
The most common complex affected in the electron transport chain
Complex IV
Complex I involvement results to
Leber optic atrophy
Congenital lactic acidosis is a defect of:
Complex I
2 most common mitochondrial disease
- Ragged Red
2. Systemic lactic acidosis
What is the first definite indication of disorder of CNS
Seizure
Top 5 inborn error of metabolism
- PKU
- Biotinidase deficiency
- Very long chain Acyl DH deficiency
- Galactosemia
- Cobalamin deficiency
3 most common identified metabolic disease
- PKU
- Hyperphenylalaninemia
- Hypothyroidism
Early onset seizure in utero and auditory startle with mental retardation
Pyridoxine Dependent Seizure
diagnostic for Pyridoxine Dependent Seizure
Increase excretion of xanthurenic acid
Increase GABA in brain tissue
Gene involve in Pyridoxine Dependent Seizure
ALDH7A1
Treatment for Pyridoxine Dependent Seizure
50-100mg VIT B6
40mg to permit normal development
Neonatal with increased phenylalanine are unresponsive to measures that lowers phenylalanine, these infants has defect in:
Biopterin deficiency
Characterized by vomiting and darrhea after ingestion of milk and manifest with hypotonia automnatism and cataract
Galactosemia
What causes cataract in galactosemia
accumulation of galactitol
What protein should be restricted in propionic aciduria
Leucine
This ketotic aciduria respond to Vit B12
Methylmalonic aciduria
also known as sweaty foot syndrome with recurrent form of cerebellar ataxia
Isovaleric aciduria
Characterized by low level of all catecholamines
L-amino acid decarboxylase
What is diagnostic for non ketotic form of hyperglycemia
Increased glycine in CSF
All 6 inborn errors in urea cycles are AR inheritance except
Ornithine Transcarbomylase (X-linked)
Urea abnormality where it manifest later in childhood that progress to spastic paraplegia and MR
Arginase deficiency
What is the most consistent feature in urea cycle abnormalities
Presence of respiratory alkalosis
Associated with brittleness of hair
Arginosuccinic aciduria
Histologic findings in Inherited Hyperammonemia
astrocytic swelling attributable to accumulation of glutamate synthase (simulates reye syndrome)
Treatment for Inherited Hyperammonemias
Na Benzoate
Na Acetate
Arginase
What is deficient in Maple Syrup Urine Disease
Alpha Ketoglutaric acid DH
Diagnostic test for MSUD
2,4 Dihydrophenylhydralazine (DNPH)
Pathologic findings in MSDU
pallor and loss of myelin after birth
Treatment for MSUD
Dietary restriction to branched chain AA
Thiamine responsive
Episodic Dialysis
Treatment of Sulfite Oxide Deficiency
Molybdenum and lower dietary intake
Most common cause of neonatal seizure
Hypocalcemia
Seizure tolerance of infants secondary to hypoglycemia
<30 mature infant
<20mg/dl immature infant
What is the hallmark of all hereditary metabolic disease
Psychomotor regression
This is distinguished by a specific defect in myelin metabolism where there are massive destruction of white matter of brain
Leukodystorphy
Deficiency of enzyme necessary for degradation of specific peptide linkage in the intracytoplasmic lysosomes
Lysosomal Storage Disease
Class of intracellular lipid that is bound to ceramide
Sphingolipidoses
GM2 Gangliosidaosis
Tay Sachs Disease
What is the enzyme deficiency in Tay Sachs Disease
Hexosaminidase A
Manifestation of Tay Sachs Disease
Cherry red spot Abnormal Startle Tonic clonic seizure dementia blindness
EEG findings in Tay Sachs Disease
paroxysmal slow wave with multiple spike
This occurs in non-jewsug children similar to tay sach except for increased lipid storage
Sandhoff disease
What is deficient in Sandhoff disease
B-hexosaminidase A and B
What enzyme is deficient in Gaucher’s Disease
Glucocerebrosidase deficiency
Prognosis of gauchers disease
90% do not survive beyond 2 years old
What is diagnostic in Gaucher’s disease
Serum acid phosphatase
Gauchers cell found in lung and marrows
Types of Gauchers
Gauchers Type I - non neuropathic/benign
Gauchers Type II - Infantile form
Gauchers Type III - neuronopathic form
What is highly clinical feature of Gauchers Type III
Impaired lateral gaze with intact dolls eye
This occurs 3-9 months begins as enlargement of liver spleen and LN
Niemann Pick
Pathologic findings in Niemann Picks
Foam Cells
Described Foam cells
Vacuolated blood lymphocytes
Infantile GM1 Gangliosidosis enzyme deficiency
B-Galactosidase deficiency
This is characterized by dysmoprhic facial feature but lacks psychomotor developmental delay with loss of vision and coarse nystagmus
Infantile GM1 Gangliosidosis
What is the radiographic findings in Infantile GM1 Gangliosidosis
Subperiostal bone formation
Midshaft widening and demineralization
Krabbe disease is characterized by deficiency of what enzyme
Galactocerebrosidase (GALC mutation)
Imaging findings of Krabbe Disease
Increase signal in the internal capsule and basal ganglia
What is the NCV findings of patient with galactosidase deficiency
Demyelinating polyneuropathy
This result to early destruction of oligodendrocytes and deplete lipids in the white matter
Psychosine
Function of Galactocebrosidase
degrades galactcerebrosidase to cerebroside to galactose
Globoid cell Reaction is seen in what disease
Krabbe Disease
This result from impaired catabolism of galactosyl ceramide and characterized by large histiocytic containing accumulated metabolite
Globoid Cell
Treatment of Krabbe Disease
Transplanted Umbilical hematopoietic cell
This occur in the setting of normal development and triggered by infection causing progressive encephalopathy punctuated by rapid deterioration
Vanishing White Matter Disease
Genetic Defect in Vanishing white matter disease
CIF2B
What is the genetic mutation of Farber Disease
ASAH1
What is the characteristic clinical findings of Farber Disease
Periarticular and subcutaneous swelling and progressive arthropathy
What is enzyme deficient in Farber disease
Ceramidase deficiency
Clinical Manifestation of Pelizaeus Merzbacher
Pendular nystagmus
Spastic weakness
Optic atrophy
Pathologic findings of Pelizaeus Merzbacher
Tigroid pattern
pattern of inheritance of Pelizaeus Merzbacher
X-Linked
This is characterized by regression of psychomotor function, enlarged head, SNHL and Blond hair and light complexion
Canavan Disease (Spongy degeneration of infancy)
Diagnostic for Spongy degeneration of infancy
Increased urinary of NAA
What is mutation in patient with Alexanders Disease
GFAP
Characteristic histopathologic findings in Alexanders disease
Rosenthal fiber
These are pial degradation products with eosinophilic dyaline border seen around the blood vessel
Rosenthal fiber
This is a progressive disease of gray matter (poliodystrophy)
Alper disease
This is characterized by sweating attacks, microcephaly and late onset jaundice
Alpers disease
CT Scan findings of Alper disease
Progressive atrophy specifically occipital lobe
Pathological findings in Alpers Disease
Walnut Brain
What are the diagnostic result in congenital lactic acidosis
Acidosis with an anion gap and increased serum lactate
This disease is characterized by hypotonia, stippled and irrgular calcification of patella and greater trochanter
Cerebrohepatorenal Disease (Zellweger)
Outcome of Zellweger disease
Dies in 1 month
Biochemical findings of Zellweger disease
Elevated long chain fatty acid
Pattern of inhertitance of oculocerebrorenal syndrome
X-Linked
What chromosome is abnormal in oculocerebrorenal syndrome
Xq25.26
oculocerebrorenal syndrome key features
Bilateral cataracts
Glaucoma
Megalocornea
What is the primary genetic defect of oculocerebrorenal syndrome
inositol phosphate phosphatase of Golgi Complex
This is characterized by premature birth and temperature instability
Menkes Disease
What is the highly clinical feature of Kinky or Steely hair disease
Depigmentation and felt like steel wool that it breaks easily (pili torti)
Characteristic arteriography findings of Menkes disease
tortuosity and elongation of cerebral and systemic vessel
What is the gene defect pf Menkes Disease
ATP7A
failure of absorption of copper from GIT
Pattern of inheritance of Menkes Disease
X-linked recessive
Treatment of Menkes Disease
Cupric Salt
Disease with rapid pendular nystagmus
Pelizaeus Merzbach
Krabbe
Cockayne
Diseases that presents with Macular Cherry red spot (3)
Tay Sachs
Sandhoff
Niemman
Corneal Opacifications are seen in these diseases (3)
Lowe
Infantile GM1
MPS
Cataract are seen in these diseases (3)
Lowe
Galactosemia
Zellwegers
If patient presents with dysmorphic facial feature what test should be given to differentiate between MPS and Oligosaccharidoses
Urinary Berry Spot Test
MPS (+)
Oligosaccharidoses (-)
If the Urinary Berry test is (+) what is the next feature to ask
Presence of developmental delay
if (-) Schei, Morquio and Manteaoux Landy
What additional test should be given if the child is negative for Urinary Berry Spot Test
Test for urinary salic acid secretion
if elevated: Mucolipidosis I II III and GM1 Gangliodosis
(+) urinary berry spot test with developmental delay?
Hurler Hurler Schei Hunter San Filipo B-Glucronidase MucoSaulfatidosis
These conditions will present as visceromegaly
Niemann Pick
Gaucher
Pompe
Farber