Path 1- chapter 6 Flashcards

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What are point mutations (missense)?

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a nucleotide base is replaced by another (codes for alternative AA; beta globin: sickle cell disease; nonsense mutation replaces a nucleotide base by a stop codon)

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Many congenital disorders are _________. not all hereditary disorders are _________. not all congenital disorders are _________.

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hereditary; congenital; hereditary

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What are frameshift mutations?

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insertion/deletion of 1 or 2 nucleotides, alters “reading frame” (insertion, deletion, duplication)

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What is a trinucleotide repeat?

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amplification of a sequence of 3 nucleotides (fragile x syndrome)

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What is Pleiotropy?

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single mutation may have a variety of phenotypic effects

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What is Li-Fraumeni syndrome?

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TP53: various CAs

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What is genetic heterogeneity?

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multiple mutations may be expressed as the same trait

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What is an autosomal dominant disorder?

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1 parent is affected; offspring have a 50% chance of manifesting

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in an autosomal dominant disorder which is more expressed, homozygous or heterozygous?

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heterozygous is most common

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What are factors associated with autosomal dominant disorders?

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reduced penetrance (have mutation, but are phenotypically normal) and variable expressivity (same mutation is expressed differently within different individuals)

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What are autosomal recessive disorders?

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largest group of mendelian disorders (most commonly disrupts enzymes; offspring have 25% chance of expressing disease)

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in an autosomal recessive disorder which is more expressed, homozygous or heterozygous?

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homozygous

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What are x-linked disorders?

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Most commonly x-linked recessive; transmitted by heterozygous females transmit; affects male offspring

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affected males (x-linked) transmit to daughters what percent of the time?

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~100% carriers

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What is Marfans syndrome?

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autosomal dominant (fibrillin gene mutation); skeletal, ocular, cardiovascular (pleiotropy); 85% familial, 15% sporadic

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What is fibrillin?

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structural proteins, from fibroblasts

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What are the key skeletal, ocular, and cardiovascular problems associated with marfans syndrome?

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skeletal: long limbs, high-arched palate, joint hypermobility
ocular: bilateral lens subluxation (ectopia lentis)
cardiovascular: ruptured aorta (lethal), mitral valve prolapse (floppy valve syndrome)

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What are some signs of marfans syndrome?

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Wrist sign: thumb/index fingers overlap
Steinberg sign (thumb sign)
Pes Planovalgus (flatfoot)
Dolichocephaly (elongated face)
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What is Ehlers-Danlos syndrome?

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this is a group of single gene disorders; autosomal dominant or recessive; defective collagen synthesis/structure; collagen lacks tensile strength; hyper-extensible skin, hyper-mobile ligaments; vulnerable to trauma; poor wound healing (vessel fragility)

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What is familial hypercholesterolemia?

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most common mendelian disorder (1:500); autosomal dominant; mutation is LDL receptor (LDLR) gene; hepatocytes: 75% of LDLRs; can be heterozygous or homozygous

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Who is likely to get heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia?

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adulthood onset (xanthomas; increase LDLs 2-3x); premature atherosclerosis

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What are xanthomas?

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cholesterol deposits on tendons

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Who is susceptible to homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia?

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Childhood onset; LDLs increase 5x; xanthomas

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Which is more severe heterozygous or homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia?

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homozygous: children; more severe/lethal
heterozygous: adults; less severe

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What is cystic fibrosis?

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autosomal recessive; CFTR gene; decrease chloride ion transport; salty kiss; variable features: mild to lethal; chronic pulmonary infections (most common cause of death); GI and exocrine (pancreatic insufficiency- 90%); pseudomonas aeruginosa (80% by age 18)

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What happens with the male reproductive system in cystic fibrosis?

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95% males have azoospermia and male infertility (absent vas deferens)

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What happens with the sweat glands in cystic fibrosis?

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reduced resorption of sodium chloride (salty)

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What is phenylketonuria (PKU)?

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seen in 1:10,000 infants; autosomal recessive, affects homozygotes; severe mental retardation: age 6 months; urine and sweat is musty or mousy odor; decrease pigmentation (skin and hair)

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tyrosine is a precursor to _______

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melanin

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What is maternal PKU?

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Teratogen (crosses placenta)

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What is galactosemia?

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autosomal recessive (1:60,000); mutated galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GALT); abnormal galactose metabolism; galactose-1-phosphate accumulates; Failure to thrive, 1st week after birth

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What is lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs)?

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autosomal recessive, inherited; lack of lysosomal enzymes; metabolites accumulate (stored); early onset: infants/children

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What are the 5 types of LSDs?

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Tay-sachs disease; Niemann-pick disease, type A and B; Niemann-pick disease, type C; Gaucher disease; mucopolysaccharidosis

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What is Tay-Sachs disease?

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inability to metabolize Gm2 gangliosides; mutated hexosaminidase A enzyme; mental retardation, blindness, motor weakness; normal at birth, weakness by 6 mo.; risks are ashkenazi jews

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What is Niemann-Pick disease, type A and B?

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Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency; accumulation of sphingomyelin; early onset: evident during infancy

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What is the difference between type A and type B niemann-pick disease?

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Type A: most severe, visceromegaly + neuro. damage (fatal by age 3)
Type B: visceromegaly, no neuronal damage (limited to hepatosplenomegaly

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What is niemann-pick, type C?

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more common than type A and B, combined; defective lipid transport (mutated NPC1 or NPC2); cholesterol and Gm1 and Gm2 gangliosides accumulate; childhood onset, ataxia, dystonia (spasm), dysarthria, psychomotor regression

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What is Gaucher’s disease?

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glucocerebrosidase gene mutation (glucocerebrosides accumulate); enlarged phagocytes: “gaucher cells”; severe hepatosplenomegaly; 3 types

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What are the differences between the three types of Gaucher’s disease?

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Type 1= MC (99%), less severe, ashkenazi jews

Type 2-3= more severe, neuro. disturbances

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What is mucopolysaccharidosis?

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group of disorders; deficiency in ECM breakdown enzymes; hepatosplenomegaly, clouding in cornea, course facial features, mucopolysaccharides in urine

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What are the types of mucopolysaccharidosis?

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Hurlers syndrome (type 1) and Hunter syndrome (type 2); both accumulate heparin sulfate and dermatan sulfate

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What is Hurler syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis)?

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autosomal recessive, alpha-l-iduronidase deficiency; corneal clouding

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What is Hunters syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis)?

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x-linked; L-iduronate sulfatase deficiency

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What are glycogen storage diseases?

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AKA glycogenoses; group of enzymatic deficiencies; inherited (most commonly autosomal recessive; glycogen accumulates (liver, skeletal muscles, heart

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What are the types of glycogen storage diseases?

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von Gierke disease (hepatic type); McArdle disease (myopathic type); Pompe disease (type II glycogenosis)

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What is von Gierke disease (hepatic type)?

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glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency; impaired liver glycolysis to hepatomegaly and hypoglycemia; failure to thrive

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What is McArdle disease (myopathic type)?

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muscle phosphorylase deficiency; impaired muscle glycolysis to weakness/cramps

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What is pompe disease (type II glycogenosis)?

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lysosomal acid maltase deficiency; every organ, cardiomegaly; lethal by age 2

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What are complex multigenic disorders?

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greater than 2 genes (small effect); environment “unmasks” the genetic trail; type 2 diabetes: obesity + genetic risks

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What are features of complex multigenic disorders?

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increase number of inherited genes = increased risk; identical twins share risk, decrease with non-identical; first degree relative have similar risk; expression in 1 offspring, increase risk in siblings

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What are cytogenetic disorders?

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altered chromosomes have a large influence on bodily structure and function; 50% of 1st trimester spontaneous abortions (1:200 live births); 23 chromosomes (haploid, n)

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What are cytogenetic disorder abnormalities?

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numeric (monosomy 2n-1; aneuploid, trisomy, 2n+1); structural (breaks, deletions)

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What is polyploid?

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3n, 4n

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What is a translocation?

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transfer of a part of 1 chromosome to another chromosome

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What is isochromosomes?

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centromere divides horizontally, not vertically

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What is robertsonian translocation?

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centric fusion, chromosome lost

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What are deletions?

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loss of a portion of a chromosome

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What are inversions?

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2 interstitial breaks in a chromosome and the segment reunites after a complete turnaround

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What is a ring chromosome?

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a variant of a deletion after loss of segments from each end of a chromosome, arms unite to form a ring

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Loss of genetic material is ______ severe

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more (lethal)

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Gain of genetic material is ______ severe

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less

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What are some examples of a gain in genetic material?

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entire chromosome is a trisomy; part of a chromosome is robertsonian translocation

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cyogenetic disorders most commonly result from __________ alterations

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spontaneous (de novo changes)

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What is an allosome?

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sex chromosome; less severe, subtle phenotypic changes, infertility

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What is trisomy 21?

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Down syndrome; body and brain (1:700); most common

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What is trisomy 13?

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patau syndrome; cardiac and renal 1:15,000; microcephaly, lethal by age 1 (80%)

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What is Cri du chat syndrome?

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cat like cry; fragmented 5th chromosome, 1:50,000; cognitive and motor dysfunction, drooling

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What is Down syndrome?

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trisomy 21; most common chromosomal disorder (1:700); 95%: meiotic nondisjunction; 47 chromosome; increase maternal age; most common cause of severe mental retardation; cardiac malformations (40%); leukemia (20x)

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Up to 30% of people with Down syndrome have ____ ______ instability

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atlanto-axial

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What is familial Down syndrome?

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4% of cases; robertsonian translocation

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What is 22q11.2 deletion syndrome?

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deletion of hand 11 on chromosome 22

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What are the two types of deletion syndromes?

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DiGeorge syndrome and velocardiofacial syndrome

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What is DiGeorge syndrome?

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Thymic hypoplasia: decrease T cell immunity (increase infections); parathyroid hypoplsia: hypocalcemia (tetany)

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What is velocardiofacial syndrome?

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structural defects: cardiac, facial; mild immunodeficiency

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What are allosomal cytogenetic disorders?

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allosome= sex chromosome (n23); more compatible with life; relatively minor

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What is the relatively minor allosomal cytogenetic disorders?

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lyonization (x-inactivation: 1 female X chromosomes is inactivated, Barr body); very little info on y

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What are hallmark conditions for allosomal cytogenetic disorders?

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Klinefelter syndrome; Turner syndrome

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What is Klinefelter syndrome?

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greater than 2 chromosomes, greater than 1 Y (nondisjunction during meiosis); most common cause of male hypogonadism and sterility; 1:1,000 male births; gynecomastia (breast CA, increase 20x); risk is increased maternal age

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What are Turners syndrome?

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most common from an absence of 1 X chromosome (45,x); loss of short (p) arm of X (partial or complete); short stature, amenorrhea (streak ovaries), neck webbing, androgynous female appearance; cubitus valgus

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What are single gene disorders with atypical inheritance?

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don’t follow mendelian patterns; hallmark examples: triplet-repeat mutations, mutations in mitochondrial genes, genomic imprinting

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What are triplet repeat mutations?

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AKA: trinucleotide repeat disorders; subset of microsatellite repeats, neurodegeneration

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What are mutations in mitochondrial genes?

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enzymes for oxidative phosphorylation

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What is genomic imprinting?

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epigenetic silencing of genes

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What is fragile x syndrome?

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triple-repeat mutation (FMR1 mutation); x-linked, primarily affects males; familial mental retardation; macroorchidism (90%); 30-50% female carriers develop fragile x; grandpa to carrier daughter to grandson

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what is genetic anticipation?

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features become more aggressive with each generation

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What are the ratios for fragile x syndrome for men and women?

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males: 1:1,550; females: 1:8,000

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diseases caused by mutations in mitochondrial genes?

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Rare; mitochondrial genes: strict maternal inheritance; hallmark: leber hereditary optic neuropathy; degeneration of retinal ganglia and CN II; loss of central vision, bilateral, progressive

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What are the types of genomic imprinting diseases?

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Angelman syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome

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What is angelman syndrome?

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paternal imprinting and maternal deletion of 15q12 (laughter; “happy puppet syndrome”)

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What is a Prader-Willi syndrome?

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maternal imprinting and paternal deletion of 15q12; obesity (hyperphagia)

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What are pediatric diseases?

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pediatric: birth through age 17 years; infant, child, adolescent

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What are infant pediatric diseases?

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birth through 1st year (neonate: birth through 4 weeks- highest risk)

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What are child pediatric diseases?

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birth to puberty

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What are adolescent pediatric diseases?

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puberty to adulthood

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What are congenital disorders?

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3% of neonates: illness, disability, death (features: cosmetic to lethal)

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What is the leading cause of death in infants?

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congenital malformations, chromosomal abnormality

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What is the leading cause of death for 1-14 years?

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accidents

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What are features of congenital disorders?

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polydactyly, cleft lip, tetralogy of fallot; stillbirth

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What are transcervical perinatal infections?

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ascending; from vagina to cervix; most common is bacterial (strep)

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What are transplacental perinatal infections?

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hematogenous (blood) spread; crosses placenta (mc) or transfusion at birth; TORCH infections

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What are the TORCH infections?

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T: toxoplasma; O: other (treponema pallidum, HIV, HBV, TB, plasmodium falciparum); R: rubella virus; C: CMV; H: HSV

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What is prematurity restrictions?

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less than 37 weeks gestations, 2nd MC cause of neonatal mortality (number 1 congenital defects)

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What are the small-for-gestational-age growth restrictions?

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chromosomal disorders, fetal infection, placental factors, various maternal factors (MC)

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What are the terms of pregnancy?

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pre-term: <37 weeks; early term: 37-38 weeks; full term: 39-40 weeks; late term: 41st week; post-term: ≥ 42 weeks

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What is respiratory distress syndrome?

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immature lungs: decrease surfactant production; difficulty inflating alveoli (atelectasis); hyaline membrane disease; surfactant: type II pneumocytes, 1st breath

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What is necrotizing enterocolitis?

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prematurity, enteral feeding (feeding tube); most common location, ileum, cecum, ascending colon; bloody stool to distention to circulatory collapse

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What is Sudden infant death syndrome?

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most common 2-4 months; during sleep; 3rd most common cause of death during infancy; most common after first month

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What is the SIDS triple risk model?

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vulnerable infant; critical developmental period for homeostatic control (1 month-1 year); decrease arousal or cardiorespiratory control

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What is fetal hydrops?

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accumulation of edema, during gestation; stillborn, die within first few days after birth, complete recovery

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What is hydrops fetalis?

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generalized edema, lethal

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What is cystic hygroma?

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local edema, may not be lethal

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What are immune hydrops?

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antibody induced hemolysis (incompatibility, rare to due Rh antibody prophylaxis)

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What is nonimmune hydrops?

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most common; chromosomal abnormalities (45X; trisomies), cardiovascular defects

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What are pediatric tumors?

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Cancer; 2nd most common cause of death from 4-14 years; 3 benign pediatric tumors

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What are the 3 types of benign pediatric tumors?

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hemangioma, lymphangioma, and sacrococcygeal teratomas

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What is a hemangioma?

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most common tumors of infancy; endothelial capillary tumor; infancy, self-resolves by age 7 years

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What are lymphangiomas?

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lymphatic counterpart of hemangiomas; most common at neck, trunk, axilla

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What are sacrococcygeal teratomas?

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most common germ cell tumors of childhood; 75% benign, ≤4 months old, MC external; 12% malignant, older children, lethal; 13% are “immature teratomas,” increase anaplasia= increase malignant potential

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What are pediatric malignant tumors?

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differ from adult CA; teratogens, genetic abnormalities; spontaneously regress; more favorable prognosis

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What are 3 unique pediatric cancers?

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neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma, wilms tumor

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What is a neuroblastoma?

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malignant tumor, 98% sporadic

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Infantile malignancy is ______ neuroblastoma

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50% (7-10% of pediatric CA)

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Neuroblastomas have homer-wright pseudo-rosettes. what are they?

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neutrophils surrounded by tumor cells (90% secrete catecholamines)

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Which age group has a better prognosis for neuroblastoma?

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younger (<18 months) have better prognosis

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What are features of neuroblastoma for children <2 years?

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protuberant abdomen (tumor and edema), fever, cachexia, mets to skin (“blueberry muffin baby”)

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What are features of neuroblastomas for children >2 years?

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may go unnoticed, until signs of metastasis; hepatomegaly, osseous pain, ascites (fluid in peritoneal cavity)

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Neuroblastomas metastasize via _________ and __________ systems

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lymphoid and hematopoietic (liver, lungs, bone marrow); spontaneous resolution is common

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Retinoblastoma is malignant and is the MC _______ ___ malignancy

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pediatric eye (post. retina)

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Retinoblastoma can be genetic or sporadic. Which is more common?

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Sporatic (60%): sporadic RB1 mutation; isolated and unilateral tumors
(genetic 40%: inherited RB1 mutation; MC multiple bilateral tumors; Risk: osteosarcoma, other soft tissue tumors

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Retinoblastoma incidence ______ with age (MC age __ years)

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decreases; 2

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What are unique characteristics for retinoblastoma?

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may be congenital; risk of other primary tumors (RB mutation, TSG); may spontaneously regress

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the nodular mass for retinoblastomas is on the ____ retina

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posterior

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Retinoblastoma mets to _______ _____, via optic nerve

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subarachnoid space (METS: CNS, calvarium, peripheral osseous structures, lymphatic system)

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Retinoblastomas have flexner-wintersteiner rossettes. What are they?

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cuboidal cells surrounding empty lumen

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Retinoblastomas has a characteristic called the ____ ____ reflex

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cat eye

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What is wilms tumor (nephroblastoma)?

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malignant; MC pediatric kidney tumor, 2-5 years old

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Wilms tumor is an enormous tumor + other congenital malformations. What are some symptoms of wilms?

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abdominal pain, fever, hematuria; palpable mass

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What is WAGR syndrome? (wilms tumor)

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W= wilms; A= aniridia, G= genitourinary, R= mental retardation

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What are other syndromes associated with wilms tumor?

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denys-drash-syndrome (DDS) and beckwith wiedemann syndrome

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Does wilms tumor have a good or bad prognosis?

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good prognosis (treatment with nephrectomy and chemotherapy)

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What are prenatal indications for genetic analysis?

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any increase risk of chromosomal abnormality; maternal age >34 years, chromosomal abnormality in previous child, carrier of x-linked condition; amniocentesis, umbilical cord blood, or biopsy

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What are postnatal indications for genetic analysis?

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congenital anomalies, mental retardation, developmental delay, history of multiple spontaneous abortions, infertile offspring; peripheral blood lymphocytes

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What are congenital disorders?

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present at birth (not always inherited)

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What are hereditary disorders?

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inherited in germ line; transmitted to offspring; genetic, familial