Syndromes (New) Flashcards
Trisomy 21
Down Syndrome
Tris 21 - Etiology
Extra chromosome 21: 47, XB, +21 OR extra piece of critical region (DSCR)
Tris21 - Genotype Origin
Usually from maternal Meiosis I non-disjunction (85-90%) so have two different homologs of 21 that are maternal, one that is paternal (i.e. none of these are sister chromatids, so none identical)
*Can also be paternal MII error
*Can also be due to Robertsonian parent (4%)
*Can also be parent with isochromosome 21 (1-2%)
Tris21 - Clinical Features
- Hypotonia
- Distinct facial features: almond shaped eyes, epicanthal folds, flat nasal bridge
-Brushfield spots on eyes
-Excess nuchal skin
-Single transverse palmer crease
-Clinodactyly
-Cardiovascular defects in 40%
-Intellectual disability
-Transient myeloproliferative disorders in newborns and 500 fold higher risk of leukemia
-Premature dementia (Alzheimer’s disease onset at 50 yo)
Trisomy 13
Patau Syndrome
Tris13 - Etiology
Trisomy of chromosome 13 (47,XX,+13)
Tris 13 - Genotype Origin
Maternal meiosis
Tris13 - Clinical Features
-Early lethality (median survival only 2.5 days and only 5% survive more than 6 months)
-Midline defects:
*Holoprosencephaly (failure of brain development)/microcephaly
*Cleft lip/palate
*Cutaneous scalp defects
*Congenital heart defects
*Omphalocele
-Polydactyly
-Renal abnormalities
-Severe ID
-IUGR
Trisomy 18
Edward Syndrome
Tris18 - Etiology
Trisomy of chromosome 18 (47,XY,+18)
Tris18 - Genotype Origin
Most due to error in maternal Meiosis II
*Risk increases with advanced maternal age
Tris18 - Clinical Features
-Early lethality (only 5-10% survive to 1 year)
-IUGR
-Microcephaly
-Omphalocele
-Cardiac defects
-Severe intellectual disability
-Clenched hand position
-Clubfoot or rocker bottom feet
-Small, low set ears
Trisomy 8 mosaicism syndrome
Mosaic Warkany syndrome
Tris8 mosaicism - Etiology
Trisomy of chromosome 8 in some cells
Tris8 mosaicism - Genotype Origin
Arises post zygotically (somatic) through nondisjunction in mitosis (de novo)
Tris8 mosaicism - Clinical Features
-Thick lips
-Camptodactyly
-Clinodactyly
-Deep plantar and palmer skin furrows
-kidney, cardiac, skeletal abnormalities
-Skin hyper pigmentation
-Males more frequently affected than females
Tetrasomy 12p
Pallister-Killian Syndrome
Tetrasomy 12p - Etiology
Extra isochromosome of 12p, resulting in tetrasomy of 12p (always mosaic b/c some cells lose the isochromosome early in development)
Tetrasomy 12p - Clinical Features
-Course face
-Hypopigmented streaks/spots
-Severe ID
-Accessory nipples
-Cardiac anomalies
-Diaphragmatic hernia
- Only see in chromosomes of skin fibroblasts (not in blood cells)
San Luis Valley Syndrome - Etiology
Recombinant 8: dup(8q) and del(8p)
San Luis Valley Syndrome - Genotype Origin
Parent with a pericentric inversion on Chr 8: inv(8)(p23.1q22.1)
Prader-Willi Syndrome - Etiology
UPD of 15: only maternal genome (trisomy rescue of 15)
Angelman Syndrome - Etiology
UPD of 15: only paternal genome (trisomy rescue of 15)
22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
DiGeorge Syndrome, Velocardiofacial Syndrome, Conotrunacal Anomaly Face syndrome, Shprintzen Syndrome, Cayler Cardiofacial Syndrome