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1
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______ is characterized by severe anemia in which RBCs are destroyed before being released into circulation.

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Thalassemia Major

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_______ can detect recognized microdeletions, recognized chromosomal rearrangements, and gene copy numbers; can be useful in diagnosing aneuploidies prenatally

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FISH

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_______ is less soluble than HbA and tends to form crystals

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HbC

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_______ are mutations common in hemoglobinopathies in Africa

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alpha, beta-thal, C, and S

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_______ are mutations common in hemoglobinopathies in East Mediterranean.

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beta-thal and S

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_______ are mutations common in hemoglobinopathies in Southeast Asia

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alpha, beta-thal, and E

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_______ are mutations common in hemoglobinopathies in West Pacific

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Alpha, beta-thal, and E

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_______ are qualitative hemoglobinopathies.

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HbS, HbC, and HbE

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9
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_______ are quantitative hemoglobinopathies.

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Thalassemias

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_______ can detect aneuploidies, chromosomal deletions, duplications, or insertions of moderate to large size (>3-5 Mb), rearrangements

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Chromosome Analysis

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_______ can detect aneuploidies, unbalanced chromosomal rearrangements, chromosome deletions (>200kb), and chromosomal duplications (>400kb)

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CMA

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_______ can detect mutations in known genes, polymorphic variants, small deletions/insertions (~1-100nt); ideal for looking at sequence of known disease gene

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DNA sequencing

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_______ cannot detect deletions or rearrangements not tested for, duplications in gene regions, point mutations and small deletions

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FISH

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_______ cannot detect deletions/duplications below the limit of resolution, nucleotide mutations, balanced chromosomal rearrangement

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CMA

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_______ cannot detect regions of the gene outside of the region the test was designed for (specificity is frequently less than 100%); large deletions/insertions, rearrangements or most chromosomal abnormalities

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DNA sequencing

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_______ cannot detect single gene deletions, point mutations, small deletions, duplications, and insertions, methylation defects, and trinucleotide repeat abnormalities

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Chromosome Analysis

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_______ is 80% less soluble than HbA and forms long polymers that distort the shape of RBCs

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HbS

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_______ is a fatal condition due to homozygosity for the alpha-thalassemia-___ allele.

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Hydrops fetalis; 1

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_______ is caused by a decrease in β-globin synthesis due to mutations affecting transcription, RNA processing, or protein stability

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Beta+ Thalassemia

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_______ is caused by deletion of β-globin gene, nonsense mutation, frameshift mutation, or mutations that result in no RNA synthesis

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Beta0 Thalassemia

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_______ is caused by large deletions that remove the β-globin gene plus other genes in the β-cluster or LCR

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Complex Thalassemia

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_______ is characterized by attempted blood production results in thinning bone cortex, enlarged liver, and enlarged spleen.

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Thalassemia Major

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_______ is characterized by clinically normal symptoms and carrier status for the Beta-thalassemia allele.

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Thalassemia Minor

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_______ is less important genetically than other drug metabolism genes, because the population distribution of activity is continuous and unimodal

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CYP3A

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_______ is the mutational mechanism in achondroplasia

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Gain of Function

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26
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_______ is the mutational mechanism in alpha-thalassemia

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Loss of Function

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27
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_______ is the mutational mechanism in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Syndrome

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Gain of Function

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_______ is the mutational mechanism in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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Loss of Function

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_______ is the mutational mechanism in Hemoglobin Kempsey

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Gain of Function

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30
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_______ is the mutational mechanism in Hereditary Neuropathy with Predisposition to Pressure Palsy

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Loss of Function

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_______ is the mutational mechanism in Hereditary Persistence of Fetal Hemoglobin

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Heterochromatic Expression

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32
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_______ is the mutational mechanism in Hereditary Retinoblastoma

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Loss of Function

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33
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_______ is the mutational mechanism in Huntington Disease

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Novel Property

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34
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_______ is the mutational mechanism in Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 1A.

A

Loss of Function

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_______ is the mutational mechanism in Sickle Cell Disease

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Novel Property

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36
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_______ is the mutational mechanism in Turner Syndrome

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Loss of Function

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37
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_______ is the step at which a mutation disrupts production of normal protein in Familial Hypercholesterolemia

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Subcellular Localization

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38
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_______ is the step at which a mutation disrupts production of normal protein in Hemoglobin Kempsey

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Function of correctly folded, assembled, and localized protein in normal amounts

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_______ is the step at which a mutation disrupts production of normal protein in hemoglobinopathies

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Protein folding

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40
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_______ is the step at which a mutation disrupts production of normal protein in Homocystinuria

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Cofactor/Prosthetic Group Binding

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_______ is the step at which a mutation disrupts production of normal protein in I-cell disease

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Post-Translational Modification

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42
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_______ is the step at which a mutation disrupts production of normal protein in Osteogenesis Imperfecta

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Assembly of monomers into a holomeric protein

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_______ is the substrate for CYP2C9

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Warfarin

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44
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_______ is the substrate for CYP2D6

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Tricyclic Antidepressants; Codeine

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_______ is the substrate for CYP3A.

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Cyclosporin

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46
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_______ is the substrate for GP6D

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Sulfonamide and Dapsone

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47
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_______ is the substrate for NAT

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Isoniazid

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48
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_______ is the substrate for VKORC1

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Warfarin

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49
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_______ is the substrate of TMPT

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6-mercaptopurine; 6-thioguanine

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50
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_______ is used for small genomic deletions/insertions, probe size 100-200kb (much higher resolution than chromosome analysis).

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CMA

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51
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_______ is used for suspected abnormality of chromosome number or structure.

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Chromosome Analysis

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52
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_______ is used to detect chromosomal changes smaller than resolution of chromosomal analysis, works best in interphase cells.

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FISH

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53
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_______ is used to find sequence changes in specific genes (must know or expect a diagnosis with an identified gene whose mutation is detectable and in a region actually sequenced.

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DNA sequencing

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54
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_______ presents as disease-free since adequate levels of the γ chains are still made due to the disruption of the perinatal globin switch from γ to β

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HPFH

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55
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_______-deficient individuals are susceptible to hemolytic anemia after drug exposures.

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G6PD

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56
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6-mercaptopurine is metabolized by _______.

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TMPT

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57
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6-thioguanine is metabolized by _______.

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TMPT

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58
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alpha-thalassemia-__ allele is more common in Africa.

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2

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59
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alpha-thalassemia-__ allele is more common in Southeast Asia.

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1

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60
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alpha-thalassemia-__ allele is more common in the Mediterranean.

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2

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61
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An individual who carries two different mutant alleles of the same gene

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Compound heterozygote

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62
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Codeine is converted to ______ by _____ to be activated.

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Morphine; CYP450

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63
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Codeine is metabolized by _______

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CYP2D6

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64
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Cofactor administration may be a useful treatment in _______.

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homocystinuria and biotinidase deficiency

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65
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Cylcosporin is metabolized by _______.

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CYP3A

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66
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CYP2D6 is inhibited by _______.

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Quinidine, fluoxetine, and paroxetine

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67
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CYP3A is induced by _______

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Rifampin

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68
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CYP3A is inhibited by _______

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Grapefruit Juice; Ketoconazole

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69
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Dapsone is metabolized by _______.

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G6PD

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70
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Fluoxetine inhibits _______

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CYP2D6

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71
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Grapefruit juice inhibits _______.

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CYP3A

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72
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In emerging treatment models, what is a potential therapy for hemophilia?

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Protein Replacement Therapy

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73
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In emerging treatment models, what is a potential therapy for Lysosomal storage diseases and alpha-1-antitrypsin?

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Enzyme Replacement Therapy

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74
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Isoniazid is metabolized by _______.

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NAT

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75
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Ketoconazole inhibits _______.

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CYP3A

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76
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Paroxetine inhibits _______

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CYP2D6

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77
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Presence of multiple common mutant alleles of the same gene in a population

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Allelic heterogeneity

78
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Quinidine inhibits _______

A

CYP2D6

79
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Sandoff disease is largely caused by a defect in the ______ subunit of HexA

A

Beta

80
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Sulfonamide is metabolized by _______.

A

G6PD

81
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Tay-Sachs is largely caused by a defect in the ______ subunit of HexA

A

Alpha

82
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Tay-Sachs is largely caused by accumulation of _______.

A

GM2 ganglioside

83
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The _______ allele is characterized by a milder phenotype than β0 thalassemia because the γ gene is still active after birth instead of switching off as would normally occur

A

Delta-Beta Thalassemia

84
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The following problems are challenges of which treatment therapy: expensive: deliver to proper location difficult, risk of immune response to recombinant protein, delivery across blood-brain barrier is challenging, does not always correct preexisting damage

A

Protein Replacement Therapy

85
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The target of alpha1-antitrypsin (SERMINA1) is _______

A

elastase

86
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Treatment dosage for children with ALL must be decreased for deficiency in _______.

A

TMPT

87
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Treatment for PKU may involve _______

A

Low Phe diet, BH4 supplement, LNAA supplement, enzyme replacement therapy, gene therapy

88
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Tricyclic antidipressants are metabolized by _______.

A

CYP2D6

89
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Two causes of phenylketonuria are: _______

A

PAH defect (98%), tetrahydrobiopterin defect (1-2%)

90
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Warfarin is metabolized by _______.

A

VKORC1 and CYP2C9

91
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What are examples of compensation for novel deficits with novel drugs?

A

Farnesyl transferase inhibitors (progeria) and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (Marfan’s Syndrome)

92
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What are examples of small molecules that may be used in treatment of genetic diseases

A

Imatinib (Gleevec) for CML, Pharmacologic Chaperones

93
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What disoder is caused by mutation in the WT1 gene that results in sex reversal?

A

Denys-Drash and Frasier Syndromes

94
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What disorder is caused by a mutation in FGFR3?

A

Achondroplasia

95
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What disorder is caused by a mutation that decreases the body’s ability to convert testosterone to dihydrotestosterone?

A

5-alpha reductase deficiency

96
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What disorder is caused by mutation in GJB2?

A

Non-syndromic Deafness

97
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What disorder is characterized by ambiguous genitalia and other endocrine problems?

A

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

98
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What disorder is characterized by learning disabilities, speech delays, developmental delays, behavioral and emotional difficulties, autism spectrum disorders, and tall stature?

A

Jacob’s Syndrome

99
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What disorder is characterized by short stature, normal intelligence, infertility, hormone dysfunction, broad chests, and low-set ears?

A

Turner Syndrome

100
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What disorder is characterized by tall stature and increased risk of learning disabilities, delayed speech, delayed motor milestones, seizures, and kidney abnormalities?

A

Triple XXX Syndrome

101
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What disorder is characterized by tall stature, small testes, reduced facial and body hair, infertility, hypospadias, and gynecomastia?

A

Klinefelter Syndrome

102
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What disorder is characterized by the following observations in childhood: learning disabilities, delayed speech and language, tendency toward being quiet?

A

Klinefelter Syndrome

103
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What disorder is characterized by the following symptoms at birth: prenatal cystic hygroma, webbed neck, puffy hands and feet, heart defects like coarctation of the aorta?

A

Turner Syndrome

104
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What is the function of DHH?

A

Nuclear hormone receptor upregulated by WNT4 that downregulates SOX9

105
Q

What is the function of FGF9?

A

Causes tubules from the mesonephric duct to penetrate the gonadal bridge (essential for differentiation of testes)

106
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What is the function of RSPO1?

A

Coactivator of WNT4 pathway

107
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What is the function of SF1/NR5A1?

A

Stimulate differentiation of Sertoli and Leydig cells

108
Q

What is the function of SOX9?

A

Promotes production of Anti-Mullerian Hormone/Inhibits WNT4

109
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What is the function of SRY?

A

Promotes production of Anti-Mullerian Hormone

110
Q

What is the function of WNT4?

A

Extracellular signal for differentiation of the ovaries

111
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What is the inheritance pattern of achondroplasia?

A

Autosomal Dominant

112
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What is the inheritance pattern of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency?

A

Autosomal Recessive

113
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What is the inheritance pattern of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?

A

X-linked Recessive

114
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What is the inheritance pattern of Familial hypercholesterolemia?

A

Autosomal Dominant

115
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What is the inheritance pattern of Fragile X syndrome?

A

X-linked Dominant

116
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What is the inheritance pattern of Hemophilia A?

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X-linked Recessive

117
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What is the inheritance pattern of Huntington’s Disease

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Autosomal Dominant

118
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What is the inheritance pattern of Hypophosphatemic Rickets?

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X-linked Dominant

119
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What is the inheritance pattern of Kearns-Sayre?

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Mitochondrial Inheritance

120
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What is the inheritance pattern of Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy?

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Mitochondrial Inheritance

121
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What is the inheritance pattern of Lesch Nyhan?

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X-linked Recessive

122
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What is the inheritance pattern of Marfan Syndrome?

A

Autosomal Dominant

123
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What is the inheritance pattern of MELAS (Mitochondrial Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-like episodes)?

A

Mitochondrial Inheritance

124
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What is the inheritance pattern of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1?

A

Autosomal Dominant

125
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What is the inheritance pattern of Myotonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers (MERRF)?

A

Mitochondrial Inheritance

126
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What is the inheritance pattern of neurofibromatosis?

A

Autosomal Dominant

127
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What is the inheritance pattern of Osteogenesis Imperfecta 1?

A

Autosomal Dominant

128
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What is the inheritance pattern of phenylketonuria?

A

Autosomal Recessive

129
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What is the inheritance pattern of Polycystic Kidney Disease?

A

Autosomal Dominant

130
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What is the inheritance pattern of retinoblastoma?

A

Autosomal Dominant

131
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What is the inheritance pattern of Rett Syndrome?

A

X-linked Dominant

132
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What is the inheritance pattern of Tay-Sachs?

A

Autosomal Recessive

133
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What is the screening method for HbS?

A

MstII Endonuclease

134
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What is the treatment method for hyperphenylalaninemias?

A

Low Phe diet, BH4 supplement

135
Q

What is the treatment strategy for ADA deficiency?

A

Replace intracellular protein

136
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What is the treatment strategy for Hemophilia A and alpha-1-antitrypsin

A

Replace extracellular protein

137
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What is the treatment strategy in Gaucher’s disease?

A

Target intracellular protein

138
Q

What is the treatment therapy for alpha-1-antitrypsin?

A

Protein Replacement Therapy

139
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What is the treatment therapy for Fabry disease?

A

Protein Replacement Therapy

140
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What treatment strategy can be effective in correcting enzyme deficiencies, especially for extracellular proteins?

A

Protein Replacement Therapy

141
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Which disorder is caused by a single large deletion of mtDNA?

A

Kearns-Sayre

142
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Which disorder is caused by defect in Hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT1)?

A

Lesch-Nyhan Disease

143
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Which disorder is caused by defect in Methyl CpG Binding protein (MECP2)?

A

Rett Syndrome

144
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Which disorder is caused by deletion of mtDNA (MT-ND1, MT-ND5, MT-TH, MT-TL1 (80%), MT-TV)?

A

MELAS

145
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Which disorder is caused by hypermethylation at Xq27.3?

A

Fragile X

146
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Which disorder is caused by Hypermethylation of FMR1, which codes for FMRP?

A

Fragile X

147
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Which disorder is caused by mutation in 15q21.1?

A

Marfan Syndrome

148
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Which disorder is caused by mutation in 16p13.3 (85% of cases)?

A

Polycystic Kidney Disease

149
Q

Which disorder is caused by mutation in 17q11.2?

A

Neurofibromatosis

150
Q

Which disorder is caused by mutation in 19q13.3?

A

Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1

151
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Which disorder is caused by mutation in 4p16.3?

A

Achondroplasia

152
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Which disorder is caused by mutation in 4p16.3?

A

Huntington’s Disease

153
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Which disorder is caused by mutation in 4q22.1 (15% of cases)?

A

Polycystic Kidney Disease

154
Q

Which disorder is caused by mutation in 7q21.3?

A

Osteogenesis Imperfecta 1

155
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Which disorder is caused by mutation in COL1A1?

A

Osteogenesis Imperfecta 1

156
Q

Which disorder is caused by mutation in DMD at Xp21-21.1?

A

Muscular Dystrophy

157
Q

Which disorder is caused by mutation in DMPK?

A

Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1

158
Q

Which disorder is caused by mutation in F8?

A

Hemophilia A

159
Q

Which disorder is caused by mutation in FBN1?

A

Marfan Syndrome

160
Q

Which disorder is caused by mutation in fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 3 (FGFR3)?

A

Achondroplasia

161
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Which disorder is caused by mutation in HTT

A

Huntington’s Disease

162
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Which disorder is caused by mutation in LDLK, APOB, and PCSK9?

A

Familial Hypercholesterolemia

163
Q

Which disorder is caused by mutation in MT-ND1, MT-ND, MT-ND4L, MT-ND6?

A

Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

164
Q

Which disorder is caused by mutation in MT-TK?

A

MERRF

165
Q

Which disorder is caused by mutation in NF1 (neurofibromin) ?

A

Neurofibromatosis

166
Q

Which disorder is caused by mutation in PHEX?

A

Hypophosphatemia

167
Q

Which disorder is caused by mutation in Polycystin 1 and 2 (PKD1 and PKD2)?

A

Polycystic Kidney Disease

168
Q

Which disorder is caused by mutation in RB1?

A

Retinoblastoma

169
Q

Which disorder is caused by mutation in Xq28?

A

Hemophilia A

170
Q

Which disorder is characterized by a disorder of ocular, skeletal and cardiovascular connective tissue, aortic root enlargement, Ectopia lentis, and a variety of other signs?

A

Marfan Syndrome

171
Q

Which disorder is characterized by a malignant tumor of the retina?

A

Retinoblastoma

172
Q

Which disorder is characterized by adult onset muscular dystrophy, progressive muscle wasting and weakening, myotonia, cataracts, and cardiac conduction defects?

A

Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1

173
Q

Which disorder is characterized by bilateral renal cysts, cysts in other organs, vascular abnormalities, and end stage renal disease in 50% by age 60?

A

Polycystic Kidney Disease

174
Q

Which disorder is characterized by café au lait spots, neurofibromas, plexiform neurofibroma, freckling in axillary or inguinal area, optic glioma, Lisch nodules, and osseus lesions?

A

Neurofibromatosis

175
Q

Which disorder is characterized by high cholesterol and LDL levels, xanthomas, and premature coronary artery disease and death?

A

Familial Hypercholesterolemia

176
Q

Which disorder is characterized by hypophosphatemia, short stature, and bone deformities?

A

Hypophosphatemia

177
Q

Which disorder is characterized by intellectual disabilities (dysmorphic features: large ears, long face, macroorchidism), autistic behavior, social anxiety, hand-flapping/biting, and aggression?

A

Fragile X

178
Q

Which disorder is characterized by loss of normal movement and coordination, loss of communication skills, failure to thrive, seizures, abnormal hand movements?

A

Rett Syndrome

179
Q

Which disorder is characterized by multiple fractures, mild short stature, adult onset hearing loss, and blue sclera?

A

Osteogenesis Imperfecta 1

180
Q

Which disorder is characterized by muscle symptoms, seizures, ataxia, dementia, ragged-red fibers?

A

MERRF

181
Q

Which disorder is characterized by muscle weakness, seizures, repetitive stroke-like episodes, elevated lactic acidosis?

A

MELAS

182
Q

Which disorder is characterized by neurological and behavioral abnormalities, overproduction of uric acid, self-injury?

A

Lesch-Nyhan Disease

183
Q

Which disorder is characterized by o Eyes affected, cardiac conduction defects, ataxia, deafness, kidney problems?

A

Kearns-Sayre

184
Q

Which disorder is characterized by progressive muscle weakness proximal to distal, calf hypertrophy, dilated cardiomyopathy, CK levels 10 times higher, onset before 15, wheelchair bound before 13, death in 30s?

A

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

185
Q

Which disorder is characterized by progressive muscle weakness proximal to distal, calf hypertrophy, dilated cardiomyopathy, CK levels 5 times higher, onset later, wheelchair bound before 16, death in 40s?

A

Becker Muscular Dystropy

186
Q

Which disorder is characterized by progressive neuronal degeneration causing motor, cognitive, and psychiatric disturbances that result in death~15 years after onset?

A

Huntington’s Disease

187
Q

Which disorder is characterized by small stature (about four feet), rhizomelic limb shortening, short fingers, genu varum, trident hands, large head/frontal bossing, midfacial retrusion, small cranium magnum/craniocervical instability?

A

Achondroplasia

188
Q

Which disorder is characterized by spontaneous bleeding into muscles, joints or intercranially, excessive bruising, prolonged bleeding after injury or excision, delayed wound healing?

A

Hemophilia A

189
Q

Which disorder is characterized by vision loss (50% of males; 15% of females)?

A

Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

190
Q

Which disorder may be treated by cochlear implants?

A

Non-syndromic Deafness

191
Q

Which disorder may be treated by treating complications and, more controversially, surgical limb lengthening and Growth Hormone therapy?

A

Achondroplasia

Molecules to Medicine (5 decks)

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