Recessive Diseases Flashcards
What is mode of inheritance for DMD?
X-linked recessive
What kinase is elevated in DMD?
serum creatine kianse
What is most common cause of death for DMD?
cardiac or respiratory failure
Which disease can you not lift your head when lying and which an you lift it?
cannot lift: DMD can lift: BMD
Where is the mutation for DMD & BMD?
dystrophin
What is type of mutation for DMD
null mutation, deletions, frameshifts, nonsense - complete loss of fuction
no dystrophin
What is type of mutation for BMD?
in frame deletion
partially functional dystrophin
Where are the deletions in dystrophon in BMD less severe?
in middle of dystrophin protein
Do DMD pts reproduce?
No
Do BMD pts reproduce?
yes
If exon length is not a multiple fo three which MD is it?
DMD
If exon length is a multiple of 3 what MD is it?
BMD
What is a way to stop DMD from happening genetically?
have it Read through the stop codons
Inborn error of metabolism means what?
disorder caused by deficiency of enzymes involved in metabolic pathways
What is an enzymopathy?
general term for disease caused by enzyme deficiency
What is mode of interitance for enzymopathies
almost always recessive
Why are enzymopathies recessive?
the one allele produces enough phenotype needed
How does pathology occur in enzymopahy?
disease occurs b/c of stubstrate accumulation and/or product deficiency
Phenylketonuria, alkaptonuria, albanism, homocysteinuria, maple syrup urine disease are alle xamples of what kind of disease
amino acid metablism disease, they are enzymopathies
what diseases occur due to mutation of Phe, Tyr metabolism pathway?
Phenylketonuria, alkaptonuria, albanism
Can we synthesize phenylalanine?
No, get it from diet from proteins
What aa does phenylalanine get turned into?
tyrosine
can we synthesize tyrosine?
yes
What important things is tyrosine used for?
tissue proteins, melanin, catecholamines, fumarate acetoacetate
Phenylalanine Hydroxylase (PAH) mutation is what disease?
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
enzyme: HGD is what disease?
alkaptonuria
What does PAH stand for?
Phenylalanine Hydroxylase
What does PKU stand for?
Phenylketonuria
PKU has elevated phenylalanine in the blood, what is the name of this?
hyperphenylalaninemia
What is main clinical presentation of PKU?
mental retardation
Mental retardation, musty odor, developmental delays, micrcephaly, hypopigmentation are symptoms of what disease?
PKU
Accumulating phenylalanine is converted to what in PKU
Phenylpyruvate and other ketoacids
What is the affect of the accumulation of phenylalanine that is converted to Phenylpyruvate and other ketoacids?
toxic effects
What is the treatment of PKU
dietary restriction of Phe (phenylalanine)
When does pt need to start PKU treatment?
within first month
When does pt need to start PKU treatment?
within first month
what disease helped initiate use of newborn screening
PKU
If pts with PKU has restricted diet in first month what is there IQ?
normal
If a pt has been on restricted diet and has normal IQ, what happens if they go on normal diet
It very slowly lowers their IQ, takes years to lower it
If a female with PKU becomes pregnant, what is it very important she do?
stick to restricted low Phe diet
What happens if embryo is exposed to high Phe even if they are heterozygous
the baby is affected b/c of the high exposure to Phe
What gene is affected in PKU?
PAH
Describe allelic heterogeneity in PKU
b/w different races there are different mutations on same gene that can cause PKU
What is hyperphenylalaninemia?
elevated phenylalanine in blood
Any mutation lead that leads to defeiciency of cofactor will also lead to what
hyperphenylalniniemia
what are the two ways you can end up with tetrahydrobiopterin?
two enzymes will block BH4 and lead to hyperphenylalninemaia
tyrosine hydroxylase
tryptophan hydroxylase
besides accumulation of phenylalanine, what happens in BH4 deficiency?
defieicency of neurotransmitters and serotonin
What are two ways to treat BH4 defieciency?
restricted diet
give them neurotransmitter precursers
What are the 5 genes that can lead to hyperphenylalaninemia?
PKU
2 genes in BH4 synthesis
2 genes involved in BH4 recyling
What is the name of the black urine disease?
alkaptonuria
where is the enzyme deficiency in alkaptonuria?
homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase (HGD)
What does HGD stand for?
homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase
What is HGD often referred to as?
homogentisic acid oxidase (HGO)
what is mode of inheritance for alkaptonuria?
AR
What accumulates in alkaptonuria?
Homogentisic Acid
What happens with accumulation of Homogentisic Acid?
it oxidizes, and the products accumulate in soft tissues
What is ochronosis
bluish-black discoloration of soft tissues
the damage to cartilage in alkaptonuria can cause what?
osteoarthritis
What can potentiall yhappen to heart in alkaptonuria?
calcification of aortic valve
What is mode of inheritance for oculocutaneous abinism?
AR
OCA1 is what?
oculocutaneous albinism
where is deficiency in OCA1?
tyroinase (TYR)
why does OCA1 cause lack of pigment in skin?
inabilityt o convert tyrosine to melanin
what are the two varients of OCA1?
OCA1A & OCA1B
which varient of OCA1 is most severe?
OCA1A
What is OCA1B?
oculocutaneous albinism, less severe, residual activity
What is OCA1A?
oculocutaneous albinism, the severe form, no pigmentation, easily burned, visual acuity defects
Where is defieiceny in homocystinuria?
cystathionine beta synthase
what does CBS stand for?
cystathionine Beta synthase
what is mode of inhertiance for homocystinuria?
AR
What cofactor does CBS need?
Pyridoxal phosphate
what does PLP stand for?
pyridoxal phosphate
What is clinical presentation of homocystinuria
intellectual disability seizures nearsightedness, lens dislocation osteoporosis musculoskeletal defomritions ( long bones, similar looking to marfan syndrome)
PLP is an active form of what?
VitB6 (a vitamin)
What is a way to treat about 1/2 cases of Homocystinuria
give very high dosage of vitamin B6
What is VitB6 and its characteristics?
water soluble, not toxic vitamin
Why does treatment of high dosage of Vitamin B6 only work for half the cases?
mutation decreases cofactor binding or another mutation that could affect substrate binding, etc.
What enzyme is defective in maple syrup urine disease?
Branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase complex
What does BCKDC stand for?
Branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase complex
In maple syrup urine disease there are defective metabolism of branched-chain aa:
Val, Leu, Ile
What leads to pathology of maple syrup urine disease
accumulation of branched chain aa
What is clinical presentation of maple syrup urine disease?
mental retardation
seizures
urine - sweet smell (like maple syrup)
fatal if untreated
How do you treat maple syrup urine disease?
dietary restriction of branched-chain aa via artifical diet
Are Val, Leu, Ile essential aa?
yes
What are hemoglobinopathies?
defect in hemoglobin
what is basic structure of hemoglobin?
tetramer- has 4 subunits