MOD 4 Genetic Disorders diseases Flashcards
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Marfan syndrome
what gene? chromosome? defect in what?
run in family?
meachnisms by loss of ____ leads to clinical manifestations?

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Marfan
patient body structure?
head?
can be seen torso?
lens?
heart?


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EDS: defect in? how many variants?
main findings? (2) can cause what problems?


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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome classification
how many types?
types we are interested in? gene defects?

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mutation of receptor for LDL?
frequency?
this will cause what to happen? increased risk for?
what pop more severely affected?





storage Dzs? (where)
works how?
leads to?
primary? secondary?
3 approaches to treatment?



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Lysosomal storage diseases
what specific ones?

storage diseases affect what population preferentially? cause? most common? (2 main categories one has 1 the other 2 sub categories)


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Tay-Sachs
what deficiency? what chromosome? severe deficiency of?
Highest rate in what population?
affected at what times in life? symptoms? common sign on physical exam?
what accumulates? where?
positive stains?

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plus cherry-red spot in macula


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Lysosomal accumulation of sphingomyelin due to an inherited deficiency of ___________? disease name? common in what population? inheritance pattern? chromosome? different types?
morphology of cells? contains what?
red spots?

staining?

Niemann-Pick

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Most common lysosomal disorder? mutation of? accumulation of? where? damage caused by? leads to activation of?
types? which is chronic? differences?
morphology? cells? where?
IMPORTANT FINDING?
Tx?



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MPS: deficiency of? what is present? what type of inheritance?
2 big features? others? how many types?
2 big types you need to know? difference?

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MPS: mucopolysaccharides are what type of cell? locations? histo present? one similar to?
common to all MPSs? (findings)

difference between hunter and hurler?


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principal subgroups of glycogenoses
two types we need to know?
what type are they?

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glycogen storage diseases: called?
deficiency of? result in? mainly where?
3 major subgroups? disease/enzyme?



glycogen metabolism
hepatic type/myopathic type
each usually leads to? with disease leads to?


