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1
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What are G bands in a karyotype?

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AT rich, relatively later replication, and gene rich regions of chromosomes

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What are R bands in karyotype?

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GC rich areas, gene poor, early replicating

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Karyotype: G vs R bands

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G positive (R negative) bands are AT rich, gene rich, late replicating, tissue specific genes

R positive (G negative) bands are GC rich, gene poor, early replicating, housekeeping genes

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What percent of trisomy 21 conceptions result in birth?

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20%

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What is the most common non-robertsonian translocation seen in constitutional cytogenetics studies?

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t(11:22)(q23,q11.2)

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Which prenatal study can detect onfined placental mosiacism?

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CVS (gets sample from placenta)

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How many chiasma should be present during homologous recombination

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1 per arm -> 2 per chromosome

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which aneuploidy is 100% maternal meiosis error?

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Trisomy 16

Trisomy 18 and 21 are 97% and 90% maternal

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cancer associated with t(8;21)(q22;q22)

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AML

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cancer associated with t(15;17)(q22;q21)

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Acute promyelocitic leukemia

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Cancer associated t(12;21)(p13;q22) and t(4;11)(q21;q23)

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B-ALL

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12
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3.7mb 17p11.2 duplication

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Potoki-Lupuski syndrome

(duplication of RAI1)

neurodevelopmental, ASD, apraxia, sleep abnormalities, CHD, growth hormone deficiency

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17p13.3 deletion

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Miller-Dieker

LIS1 + dysmorphic featuers

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14
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Replication slippage

Fork stalling and template switching

Non-homologous end joining

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Mechanisms of non-recurrent CNVs

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What is the risk of CVS before 10 weeks?

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Limb reduction defects and oromandibular hypogenesis

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What is a common cause of death in CDLS?

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GI malrotation/volvulus

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17
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high phytanic acid, low plasmalogens

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RCDP type 1

PEX7

  • Other RCDPs have normal phytanic acid
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What is a serum biomarker for ataxia telangiectasia?

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AFP is elevated in 95% of patients

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What phenotype is a patient with 2 null alleles for SERPINA 1 expected to have?

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Emphysema

No liver disease -> cannot have toxic buildup

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20
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What does 5p deletion cause? 5q?

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5p deletion = cri du chat (cat’s purr)

5q deletion = sotos (NSD1)

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What aneuploidy is more likely to be a meiosis 2 error?

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Trisomy 18

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What does mosiac fragile X look like on southern blot?

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A 2.8kb band (normal - unmethylated, unexpanded) and smear of methylated bands >6.6kb

  • expanded frm1 is unstable
  • methylated, nonexpanded alleles = 5.2kb
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23
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What does poly T tract in CFTR do?

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T tract is in exon 8 and affect splicing of exon 9

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24
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What is the length of human genome in cM?

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~3700cM on average

Female > male

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25
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Is SMN1 telomeric or centromeric to SMN2?

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SMN1 is telormeric

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26
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How does UV light damage DNA?

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Create pyrimidine dimers within strand

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27
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What is the most common mechanism of false positive MLPA result?

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SNP at probe site -> poor binding of probe/ligation -> looks like a single exon deletion

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28
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What does 22q13del cause

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Phelan Mcdermid

SHANK3 critical gene

terminal 22deletion

  • hypotonia, DD, large fleshy hands, dysplastic toenails
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hypotonia, DD, large fleshy hands, dysplastic toenails

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Phelan Mcdermid

SHANK3

22q13 (terminal) deletion

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30
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What can ringed chromosome 22 be associated with?

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NF2

  • Unstable ring -> loss of ch22 (1 hit in 2 hit hypothesis)
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31
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What does arr(X)x1,(Y)x0[0.2] mean?

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arr(X)x1,(Y)x0[0.2]

Array: Mosaic turner 45,X/46,X,Y with Y loss in 20% of cells

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32
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What does NM_002024.5:c.(-231_-20)ins(1800_2400) mean?

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This is nomenclature for repeat expansion -> insertion of 600bp repeat -> 200 trinucleotide repeats

This might be consistent with fragile X

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NM_0000511.3:c.[73-2A>G];[193del] mean? What about NM_0000511.3:c.73-2A>G[193del]?

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NM_0000511.3:c.[73-2A>G];[193del] means 2 variants in trans

(;) = phase unknown

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34
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Flattened vertebrae, leukodystrophy, ID

+ high urine sulfatides

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Multiple sulfatase deficiency

SUMF1

  • Combination of MPS + XALD symptoms
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35
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What gene impacts clopidogrel phamacogeneics?

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CYP2C19

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36
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What is the mode of inheritance for malignant hyperthermia?

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AD

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37
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What drug is indicated when someones has CF and G551D allele?

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Ivacaftor (CFTR potentiator)

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38
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Cryptophthalmos, ear anomalies, midline nasal cleft, wide spaced nipples, cryptorchidism, syndactyly

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Fraser syndrome

FRAS1

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39
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Natal teeth, extra frenula, ASD, narrow chest, postaxial-polydactyly

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Ellis Van Crevald Syndrome

EVC

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40
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Multiple dislocated joints (hips, knees, etc), hypertelorism, flat nasal root, prominent forehead, cylindrical fingers, shorts stature

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Larsen Syndrome

FLBN (filamin B)

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41
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Folded ears, VSP, imperforate anus, cryptorchidism, preaxial polydactyly

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Towns brock

SALL1

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42
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What does HOXA13 mutations cause?

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Hand-foot-uterus syndrome

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43
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What do Holoprosencephaly, Gorlin, Greig cephalopolysyndactyly, Saathre Chotzen, and Rubinstein Taybi have in common?

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SHH signaling pathway

Holoprosencephaly (SHH)

Gorlin (PTCH1)

Greig cephalopolysyndactyly (GLI3)

Saathre Chotzen (TWIST)

Rubinstein Taybi (CREBB)

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44
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Lip pits, Cleft L/P

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Van der Woude

IRF6

(severe form = popliteal pterygoid syndrome)

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45
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Cleft L/P, lower lip fistula, webbing of skin in back of legs, bifid scrotum, syndactyly, pyramidal fold of skin overline nail of hallux

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Popliteal Pterygium syndrome

IRF6

(severe end of vanderwoude spectrum)

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46
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What repeat expansion is more likely to expand in mom?

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Fragile X and Myotonic dystrophy

  • Most repeat expansions expand paternally
  • X = maternal
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47
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What is the mechanism of common achondroplasia mutation?

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Gly380Arg

  • Methylation of G of CG dinucleotide results in readout of A -> leads to TG transition in forward strand
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48
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What drug can be used to treat KRAS negative tumors?

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Imatinib - EGFR inhibitor - upstream of KRAS

  • would be useless if KRAS is mutated
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49
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What is 1-specificity?

What is 1-senstivity?

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1- specificity = false positive rate

1-senstivity = false negative rate

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50
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What is the relationship between coefficient of inbreeding and coefficient of consanguinity?

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Inbreeding = 1/2 of consanguinity

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51
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How do you calculate mutation rate from fitness and population frequency?

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mutation rate = frequency x selection

Selection = 1 - Fitness

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52
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Which disorder of creatine metabolism is X linked?

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Creatine transporter

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53
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What is the best screening modality for non ashkenazi jews at risk for Tay- Sachs?

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Serum Hex A (WBC Hex A if pregnant)

  • Panels usually do not have non-jewish variants
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54
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Cathepsin A Deficiency

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Galactosialidosis

PPGB

  • Lysosomal protease that processes precusors of sialidase and B-galactosidase
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Cathepsin C

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Papillon-Lefevre syndrome

CTSC

  • Removes N-terminal dipeptides from proteins
  • Keratosis palmoplanaris, periodontisis
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Cathepsin K

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Pycnodysotosis

CTSK

  • protease involved in bone resporption
  • Bone fragility, convex nasal ridge, small jaw, skeletal dysplasia
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57
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What is inheritance pattern for acute intermittent prophyria?

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AD - incomplete penetrance

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58
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high stool isocoproporphyrin

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Porphyria Cutanea Tarda

UROD

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59
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where is SURF1 located in genome?

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Autosomal gene that encodes complex IV assembly

  • Most common cause of leigh
60
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What is CDG1b?

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MPI -> phosphomannose isomerase; treat with mannose

61
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What finding is common on treated infantile Pompe?

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Hearing loss and osteopenia

62
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high 3-Oh propionate, methylcitrate in UOA

63
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Which syndrome is associated with absent radii but intact thumbs?

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Thrombocytopenia absent radius

RMB8A

64
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What syndrome is rectal prolapse assocaited with?

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Cystic Fibrosis

65
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What limb anomalies are associated with CDLS?

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Ulnar defects

  • though can be anything
  • Upper > lower
66
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Most common mode of inheritance for hypohidiotic ectodermal dysplasia

67
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What is mode of inheritance of Aarskog?

68
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Macrosomia, coarse facies, post-axial polydactyly

A

Simpson-Gobani-Behmel

Glypican 3 (XL)

  • Overgrowth + polydactyly

+ Conduction defects

69
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What is a pregnancy related complication of cleidocranial dysplasia?

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RUNX2

Increased risk of needing C-section

70
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What % of pierre robin sequence is syndromic? What syndrome is most common?

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50% syndromic

Half of syndromic = stickler

71
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Which clinical feature of non-accidental trauma is not seen in OI?

A

Retinal hemorrhages

72
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What does gefitinib target?

A

EGFR mutations

73
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What does MYO7A mutations cause?

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AD -> Deafness

AR -> Deafness or Usher

74
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What is the common mutation in IKBKG?

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Incontinentia pigmenti

80% deletions

75
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What causes XL SCID? AR SCID?

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IL2RG - XL

ADA - AR

76
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What is the significance of TNFR5R13B?

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Most common cause of common vairable immunodeficiency (CVID)

77
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Soft skin, myopia, hernias, normal joint mobility

A

Cutis Laxa

FBLN5

78
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abnormal teeth and nails

normal hair, skin, and sweat

A

Witkop syndrome

MSX1

ecterdermal dysplasia with normal hair/skin/sweating

79
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TSC + renal cysts

A

16p deletion

  • TSC2 + PKD1
80
Q

Most sensitive screening test for DMD in newborn?

81
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What are the three most common recessive conditions in in Ashkenazi Jews?

A

1) Gaucher

2/3) Tay-sachs = CF

4) Familial dysautonomia
5) Canavan

82
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leukoplakia + bone marrow failure

A

Fanconi anemia

83
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rhabdomyosarcoma, pulmonary pleuroblasoma, multicystic goiter,

84
Q

Leukoplakia, abnormal nails, marrow failure

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Dyskeratosis Congenita

Most commonly XLinked, TER

  • Telomere shortening analysis
  • fanconi like + abnormal nails
85
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What syndromes predispose to hepatoblastoma?

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FAP (APC) and Beckwith Weidemann

86
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What % of patients with unilateral retinoblastoma carry a germline mutation?

87
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Chromophobe renal cancer

A

Seen in Birt-Hogg-Dube

Foliculin

Renal cancer + hair follicle cancers + pneumothorax

88
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Somatic mutation in which gene is founds in myeloproliferative disorder in down syndrome?

89
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Crizotinib is used to treat tumors with what mutation?

A

Lung cancer with ALK inversion

90
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What is the significance of germline POLE mutations?

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Colorectal cancer with hypermutated tumors

POLE = polymerase epsilon

91
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Most common cause of oligospermia, azoospermia, and obstructive azoospermia.

A

Oligospermia: balanced translocation

Azoospermia: Aneuploidy

Obstructive: CBAVD

92
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What is the increased risk over background of a major congenital malformation when IVF is used?

93
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What congenital malformation is a fetus of obese mom at highest relative risk for?

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NTD

  • also increased Cardiac and CL/P
94
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cryptophthalmos, midline nasal cleft, cryptorchidism, syndactyly

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Fraser syndrome

FRAS1, REM, GRIP1

95
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What tissue are prominently affected by HOXA and HOXD genes?

A

Hands and genitals

96
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Spatula shaped fingers, multiple large joint dyslocations, hearing loss

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Larsen Syndrome

FLNB

97
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dysplastic nails/teeth, heart defect, short limbs, amish

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Ellis Van Crevald

EVC

98
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XL overgrowth w/ conduction defect and polydactyly

A

Simpson Gobani Behmel

OFD1

XL

99
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What are features of non-motile ciliopathies

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Non-motile cilia = developmental signaling

  • Polydactyly, RP, renal, CNS

Motile cilia = respiratory/patterning -> heterotaxy

100
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What are features of motile ciliopathies?

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Motile cilia = clearance and gradient patterning

Respiratory problems + patterning (kartageners/heterotaxy)

Nonmotile = BBS/Joubert/other named syndromic developmental stuff

101
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CFTR G551D

A

Treat with ivacaftor (keep channel open)

102
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What causes benign neontal seizures?

A

KCNQ2 and Q3

103
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Most common genetic cause of AD PTN

104
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TNFR5R13B

105
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OCRL

A

Lowe Syndrome

oculo-cerebral-reno

PI singaling

106
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Most common genes for : Eczema, hyper IgE, diarrhea

A

Hyper IgE syndrome

Stat3 (AD), Dock8 (AR, +viral infections)

107
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abnormal teeth/nails with normal hair/sweating

A

Witkop syndrome

MSX1

108
Q

what do you look for in urine of patients with hypophosphatasia?

A

High pyridoxal-5-phosphate (blood)

Phosphtidylethanolamine (urine)

109
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Epidermolysis bullosa with scarring below basement membrane

A

COL7A

Epidermolysis bullosa dystrophic

110
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Epidermolysis bullosa with scarring in epidermis

A

EB Simplex

Keratin 5, Keratin 14

AD

111
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Epidermolysis bullosa with scarring within basement membrane

A

Junctional EB

LAMB3, LAMC2, LAMA3

112
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Mito disease with arrhythmia, ptosis, gaze palsy

A

Kearns Sayre

Deletion

113
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Neonatal high MMA and HCy, resolves by 6 months

A

Maternal B12 deficiency

-> Transient MMA/ HCy

114
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metabolic acidosis + high ammonia

A

Organic Aciduria (IVA, MMA, PA)

115
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Suberylglycine in UOA

116
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SMARCB1 (INI1) and LZTR1

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Schwannomatosis

117
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posterior subcapsular cataracts

118
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Continguous gene deletion with ADPKD on Ch 16

119
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CGG repeat

A

FMR1

200+ full mutation

55+ premutation

120
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alpha synuclein

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Parkinsons

121
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what is biocytin?

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Substrate for biotinidase, which removes lysine to form biotin

122
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SLC25A15

SLC25A13

A

25A15: Ornitine-citruline transporter (HHH)

25A13: Aspartate malate (citrin)

123
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Maroteux Lamy syndrome

A

MPS VI - ARSB/N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE-4-SULFATASE

DS

124
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Sly syndrome

A

MPS VII

B-glucoronidase

HS/DS

125
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when should breast MRI/mammo start in BRCA carriers?

A

MRI at 25

mammo at 30

126
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lifetime breast/ovarian cancer risk in BRCA

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Breast ~80%

Ovarian ~40%

  • Both slightly lower in BRCA2 (70 and 20)
127
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Male breast ca risk in BRCA2

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10% (2% in BRCA1)

128
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most useful indicator in working up short stature?

A

Growth velocity

129
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how do tell which chromosome centromere came from (derivative) in a translocation?

A

Deletion is usually on the derivative

130
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how do you tell apart AD and XL-D inheritance on pedigree?

A

no male-to-male transmission in XL-dominant

131
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oncogene in burkitt lymphoma

A

8:14 translocation

MYC - ig heavy chain

132
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what LOD cutoff shows no recombination in linkage analysis?

133
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what is the empiric risk of a fetal sample with type 2 mosiacism (mosaic found in multiple cultures in same sample) having true mosaicism (vs lab artifact)?

134
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what type of sequence do restriction endonucleases act on?

A

palindromic

135
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Which stage of meiosis are egg cells arrested?

A

diplotene of prophase 1

136
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Goiter, rhabdomyosarcoma, pleuropulmonary blastoma

137
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Leukoplakia, abnormal nails, bone marrow failure

A

dyskeratosis congenita

Telomere shortening

138
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thyorid, colon, breast cancer

139
Q

Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma

A

SMARCB1

+ schwannomatosis

140
Q

crizotinib

A

ALK inhibitor for nsclc with inversion

141
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Coefficient of inbreeding vs coefficient of consanguinity

A

Inbreeding = 1/2 * consanguinity

Consanguinity = (1/2)n

n= links in chain

142
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If woman has one affected child with X-linked lethal disorder, what is the chance she is a carrier?

143
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SURF1 mode of inheritance

A

AR -> Leigh syndrome, complex IV assembly

144
Q

KCNE1, KCNQ1

A

Jarvell and Lange Nielson

145
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SCN5A, KCNE5

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