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1
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What is how genes affect a person’s response to drugs?

A

Pharmacogenomics

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2
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What is the role of inheritance in individual variation in drug metabolism?

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Pharmacogenetics

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3
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Several classes of _____ enzymes are involved in medication metabolism.

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Liver

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4
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What is a gene family that has ~50 enzymes that metabolize ~30 classes of drugs?

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CYP family

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5
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What are the three categories of CYP family that a person can be?

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Poor
Normal
Ultra-rapid metabolizers

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6
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N-acetyltransferase ______ some drugs, _____ others

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Activates

deactivates

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7
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People who metabolize N-acetyltransferase quickly may not show a _____ to a drug

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response

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8
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_____ metabolizes immune suppressant drugs for a number of disorders.

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TPMT

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9
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What are the three groups of TPMT patients?

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Deficient
Intermediate
Normal

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10
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Individuals who are ______ in TPMT will suffer toxicity at normal doses.

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deficient

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11
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What does UDP-glucuronosyltransferase metabolize?What does it work on?

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Irinotecan

Works on colorectal cancer

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12
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What drug prevents blood clots while increasing bleeding risk?

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Warfarin

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13
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What affects warfarin metabolism gene-wise?

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Cytochrome CYP2C9

VKORCI

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14
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What affects the metabolism of warfarin?

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Age, sex, drug interactions, diet

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15
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What is the most extensively studied polymorphic drug metabolizing liver enzyme. Present in 30+ medications.

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Cytochrome P50 2D6

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16
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What is an example of a drug that utilized Cytochrome P50 2D6

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Codeine (1 out of every 10 people get no affect from codeine)

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17
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What are 2 limitations to pharmcogenomic tests?

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  1. Difficult to interprut as many enzymes result from multiple different genes
  2. Doesn’t take into consideration other factors in the person’s life
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18
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What is a fasting blood cholesterol level over 240 mg/dL?

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Hypercholesterolemia

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19
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How many people have familial hypercholesterolemia?

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1/500

20
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In familial cholesterolemia what does your body lose the ability to do?

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Metabolize LDLs and send HDLs back to the body due to absence or defective synthesis of LDLR proteins

21
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What is one sign of familial cholesterolemia?

A

Teninous xanthomata

22
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Which type of familial hypercholesterolemia is worse- homozygous or heterozygous?

A

Homozygous- appears younger with high TC levels

23
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What is considered high TC and LDL in a child?

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TC >200

LDL >130

24
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What is considered high TC and LDL in an adult?

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TC >240

LDL >160

25
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What is a multisystem disorder characterized by bilateral renal cysts?

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Polycystic kidney disease

26
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What causes PKD?

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Defects in PKD1 and PKD2 genes that code for polycystin 1 and 2 (caused by a triplet repeat)

27
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What is the most common potentially lethal single gene disorder in the U.S.?

A

PKD

28
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In mutation of PKD 1 or PKD2 are there larger kidneys with more cysts?

A

PKD1 (85% of mutations)

29
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If a person is homozygous for PKD what happens?

A

Spontaneous abortion

30
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_______ is very high in PKD, nearly all adults with mutation express some level of disease. High in PKD1

A

Penetrance

31
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In PKD, how does triplet expansion play a role?

A

When number of repeats in defective gene increases, gene is expressed to a higher degree.

32
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What are some treatments for PKD?

A

LIfestyle mods for HTN
Renal protective drugs
decrease protein consumption
avoid nephrotoxic drugs

33
Q

Does melanoma occur more in men or women?

A

Men

34
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What is FAMMM?

A

Familial Atypical Multiple Mole and Melanoma syndrome

35
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What is DNS?

A

Dysplastic nevus syndrome

36
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What is AMS?

A

Atypical mole syndrome

37
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There is a higher _____ with the familial form of malignant melanoma.

A

Penetrance

38
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_________ alters gene penetrance of FAMMM.

A

UV Light

39
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What chromosome region has been implicated in familial studies as a causative factor of familial malignant melanoma?

A

Chromosomal region 9p21

40
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There genes appear to be involved in what? CDKN2A, CDK4, p14ARF, MC1R

A

Nevi turning into melanoma

41
Q

In what stage of melanoma do you do a wide skin excision and lymph node biopsy with alpha interferon?

A

Stage III

42
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In what stage of malignant melanoma do you do a wide skin excision and optional sentinel lymph node biopsy?

A

Stage II

43
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In what stage of malignant melanoma do you do surgery to remove tumors and relieve symptoms. Possibly radiation and chemo.

A

Stage IV

44
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In what stage of malignant melanoma do you do surgery to remove lesion and unaffected margin?

A

Stage I

45
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These 4 populations (South African, Lebanese, Finish, French Canadian) all have a higher rate of what condition? And this is an example of what effect?

A

Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Example of Founder effect

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