Qbank Nuggets Flashcards
What are G bands in a karyotype?
AT rich, relatively later replication, and gene rich regions of chromosomes
What are R bands in karyotype?
GC rich areas, gene poor, early replicating
Karyotype: G vs R bands
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
What percent of trisomy 21 conceptions result in birth?
20%
What is the most common non-robertsonian translocation seen in constitutional cytogenetics studies?
t(11:22)(q23,q11.2)
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Which prenatal study can detect onfined placental mosiacism?
CVS (gets sample from placenta)
How many chiasma should be present during homologous recombination
1 per arm -> 2 per chromosome
which aneuploidy is 100% maternal meiosis error?
Trisomy 16
Trisomy 18 and 21 are 97% and 90% maternal
cancer associated with t(8;21)(q22;q22)
AML
cancer associated with t(15;17)(q22;q21)
Acute promyelocitic leukemia
Cancer associated t(12;21)(p13;q22) and t(4;11)(q21;q23)
B-ALL
3.7mb 17p11.2 duplication
Potoki-Lupuski syndrome
(duplication of RAI1)
neurodevelopmental, ASD, apraxia, sleep abnormalities, CHD, growth hormone deficiency
17p13.3 deletion
Miller-Dieker
LIS1 + dysmorphic featuers
Replication slippage
Fork stalling and template switching
Non-homologous end joining
Mechanisms of non-recurrent CNVs
What is the risk of CVS before 10 weeks?
Limb reduction defects and oromandibular hypogenesis
What is a common cause of death in CDLS?
GI malrotation/volvulus
high phytanic acid, low plasmalogens
RCDP type 1
PEX7
- Other RCDPs have normal phytanic acid
What is a serum biomarker for ataxia telangiectasia?
AFP is elevated in 95% of patients
What phenotype is a patient with 2 null alleles for SERPINA 1 expected to have?
Emphysema
No liver disease -> cannot have toxic buildup
What does 5p deletion cause? 5q?
5p deletion = cri du chat (cat’s purr)
5q deletion = sotos (NSD1)
What aneuploidy is more likely to be a meiosis 2 error?
Trisomy 18
What does mosiac fragile X look like on southern blot?
A 2.8kb band (normal - unmethylated, unexpanded) and smear of methylated bands >6.6kb
- expanded frm1 is unstable
- methylated, nonexpanded alleles = 5.2kb
What does poly T tract in CFTR do?
T tract is in exon 8 and affect splicing of exon 9
What is the length of human genome in cM?
~3700cM on average
Female > male
Is SMN1 telomeric or centromeric to SMN2?
SMN1 is telormeric
How does UV light damage DNA?
Create pyrimidine dimers within strand
What is the most common mechanism of false positive MLPA result?
SNP at probe site -> poor binding of probe/ligation -> looks like a single exon deletion
What does 22q13del cause
Phelan Mcdermid
SHANK3 critical gene
terminal 22deletion
- hypotonia, DD, large fleshy hands, dysplastic toenails
hypotonia, DD, large fleshy hands, dysplastic toenails
Phelan Mcdermid
SHANK3
22q13 (terminal) deletion
What can ringed chromosome 22 be associated with?
NF2
- Unstable ring -> loss of ch22 (1 hit in 2 hit hypothesis)
What does arr(X)x1,(Y)x0[0.2] mean?
arr(X)x1,(Y)x0[0.2]
Array: Mosaic turner 45,X/46,X,Y with Y loss in 20% of cells
What does NM_002024.5:c.(-231_-20)ins(1800_2400) mean?
This is nomenclature for repeat expansion -> insertion of 600bp repeat -> 200 trinucleotide repeats
This might be consistent with fragile X
NM_0000511.3:c.[73-2A>G];[193del] mean? What about NM_0000511.3:c.73-2A>G[193del]?
NM_0000511.3:c.[73-2A>G];[193del] means 2 variants in trans
(;) = phase unknown
Flattened vertebrae, leukodystrophy, ID
+ high urine sulfatides
Multiple sulfatase deficiency
SUMF1
- Combination of MPS + XALD symptoms
What gene impacts clopidogrel phamacogeneics?
CYP2C19
What is the mode of inheritance for malignant hyperthermia?
AD
What drug is indicated when someones has CF and G551D allele?
Ivacaftor (CFTR potentiator)
Cryptophthalmos, ear anomalies, midline nasal cleft, wide spaced nipples, cryptorchidism, syndactyly
Fraser syndrome
FRAS1
Natal teeth, extra frenula, ASD, narrow chest, postaxial-polydactyly
Ellis Van Crevald Syndrome
EVC
Multiple dislocated joints (hips, knees, etc), hypertelorism, flat nasal root, prominent forehead, cylindrical fingers, shorts stature
Larsen Syndrome
FLBN (filamin B)
Folded ears, VSP, imperforate anus, cryptorchidism, preaxial polydactyly
Towns brock
SALL1
What does HOXA13 mutations cause?
Hand-foot-uterus syndrome
What do Holoprosencephaly, Gorlin, Greig cephalopolysyndactyly, Saathre Chotzen, and Rubinstein Taybi have in common?
SHH signaling pathway
Holoprosencephaly (SHH)
Gorlin (PTCH1)
Greig cephalopolysyndactyly (GLI3)
Saathre Chotzen (TWIST)
Rubinstein Taybi (CREBB)
Lip pits, Cleft L/P
Van der Woude
IRF6
(severe form = popliteal pterygoid syndrome)
Cleft L/P, lower lip fistula, webbing of skin in back of legs, bifid scrotum, syndactyly, pyramidal fold of skin overline nail of hallux
Popliteal Pterygium syndrome
IRF6
(severe end of vanderwoude spectrum)
What repeat expansion is more likely to expand in mom?
Fragile X and Myotonic dystrophy
- Most repeat expansions expand paternally
- X = maternal
What is the mechanism of common achondroplasia mutation?
Gly380Arg
- Methylation of G of CG dinucleotide results in readout of A -> leads to TG transition in forward strand
What drug can be used to treat KRAS negative tumors?
Imatinib - EGFR inhibitor - upstream of KRAS
- would be useless if KRAS is mutated
What is 1-specificity?
What is 1-senstivity?
1- specificity = false positive rate
1-senstivity = false negative rate
What is the relationship between coefficient of inbreeding and coefficient of consanguinity?
Inbreeding = 1/2 of consanguinity
How do you calculate mutation rate from fitness and population frequency?
mutation rate = frequency x selection
Selection = 1 - Fitness
Which disorder of creatine metabolism is X linked?
Creatine transporter
What is the best screening modality for non ashkenazi jews at risk for Tay- Sachs?
Serum Hex A (WBC Hex A if pregnant)
- Panels usually do not have non-jewish variants
Cathepsin A Deficiency
Galactosialidosis
PPGB
- Lysosomal protease that processes precusors of sialidase and B-galactosidase
Cathepsin C
Papillon-Lefevre syndrome
CTSC
- Removes N-terminal dipeptides from proteins
- Keratosis palmoplanaris, periodontisis
Cathepsin K
Pycnodysotosis
CTSK
- protease involved in bone resporption
- Bone fragility, convex nasal ridge, small jaw, skeletal dysplasia
What is inheritance pattern for acute intermittent prophyria?
AD - incomplete penetrance
high stool isocoproporphyrin
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
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