Review #2 Flashcards
What is pathogenesis?
The mechanism of development of a pathology
What is pathophysiology?
The functional changes associated with or resulting from the disease or injury
What are morphological changes?
Structural alterations in cells or tissues that are characteristic of a disease
What does a holoprosencephaly baby look like?
Cyclops
What teratogens can cause holoprosencephaly?
Alcohol
Retinoic acid
What things can cause holoprosencephaly?
Genetic factors (10-15%) autosomal recessive
Teratogens
Maternal diabetes
Maternal hypocholesterolemia
What signaling is lost in holoprosencephaly?
Anterior pituitary signaling
What is craniostosis?
When the sutures close too early, and pressure of the growing brain pushes out and deforms the head
What are the two types of craniostosis?
Syndromic
Non-syndromic
What are the diseases of syndromic craniostosis?
Pfeiffer
Apert/Crouzon
Saethre-Chotzen
Greig cephalopolysyndactyly
What causes non-syndromic craniostosis?
Compression associated:
- Multiple fetuses
- Uterine malformation
What disease comes from a 3rd and 4th pharyngeal arch disorder?
DiGeorge syndrome
What is absent in DiGeorge syndrome?
Absence of thymus &/or parathyroid
What symptoms are associated with DiGeorge syndrome?
Micrognathia Hypertelorism Low set, angled ears Short philtrum Choanal atresia
What is hypertelorism?
Wide set eyes
What is choanal atresia?
Extra tissu in the nasal passage, causing respiratory problems.
What syndrome/disease is caused by a 1st arch disorder?
Treacher Collins
Treacher Collins is cause by a lack of ___ ___ migration/population
Neural Crest
What is the suspect gene in Treacher Collins?
Tcof1
What is Tcof1?
A transcription factor gene on chromosome 5 - Treacher Collins
What is a colboma?
Eyebrow notch
In what disease/syndrome is a coloboma often seen?
Treacher Collins
What does TORCH stand for? (Teratogens)
Toxoplasmosis Other: HIV, syphillis, VZV (chickenpox) Rubella CMV (cytomegola virus) HSV (herpes simplex)
What are symptoms of Cri du Chat syndrome?
Microcephaly
Micrognathia
Hypertelorism
Severe retardation
What causes Cri du Chat syndrome?
Deletion of 5p gene
Cri du Chat is a partial ___.
Monosomy
What syndrome is trisomy 13?
Patau
What syndrome is trisomy 18?
Edward
What syndrome is trosomy 21?
Down’s
Why aren’t autosomal trisomies found?
They are lethal
What is XXX?
Super female - common abnormal karyotype
What is XO?
Turner’s syndrome
What is the only recognized monosomy?
Turner’s syndrome
What is XXY?
Kleinfelter syndrome
What is XYY?
Super male - common abnormal karyotype
Richard Speck
During which meiosis does a nondisjunction have to occur to yield uniparental disomy?
Meiosis II
What happens in a nondisjunction during meiosis II?
Sister chromatids don’t disjoin and both go to one daughter cell
What are some general characteristics of multifactorial disorders?
Run in families
No single gene
Usually a combination of genetics & environmental factors required for phenotypic expression
Don’t follow Mendelian genetics
What are some examples of multifactorial disorders?
Coronary heart disease IDDM Hypertension Some forms of cancer Developmental defects
What are some multifactorial disorders from developmental defects?
Congenital heart defects
Spina bifida
Anencephaly
Cleft palate
What is an anomaly?
A structural defect of any type
What is a malformation?
Intrinsic; genetic
What is a deformation?
Extrinsic; mechanical
What is a disruption?
Extrinsic; teratogen exposure
What is a syndrome?
Multiple anomalies that occur independently, but are caused by a single defect
What is a sequence?
When a structural or mechanical factor leads to multiple secondary effects
When is a maternal serum screen done?
15-20 weeks of gestation
In an MSS, the result shows hight HCG. What does the baby probably have?
Trisomy 21 - Down’s
An MSS shows high AFP. What does the baby probably have?
Neural tube defects
What trisomies can MSS uncover?
18
21