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Cell whose chromosomes are an exact multiple of 23

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Euploid

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Euploid cells with more than the diploid number of 46

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Polypoid

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Polypoid conceptions are usually not viable, but the presence of ____ with a _____ can allow survival.

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Presence of mosaicism with a karyotypically normal line

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Abnormality defined as the presence of 2 or more cell lines in a single individual

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Mosaicism

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Cells with 3 haploid sets of chromosomes and are only viable in a mosaic form

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Triploid

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The phenotype of a triploid conception depends on the origin of the extra chromosome set. If the extra set is of paternal origin, it results in a _____. But triploid conceptions that have an extra se of maternal chromosomes results in ____.

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Paternal - partial H mole with poor embryonic development.

Maternal - severe embryonic retardation with a small fibrotic placenta

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Most common and clinically significant type of human chromosome abnormality

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Aneuploidy

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Aneuploidy occurs in at least ___% of all clinically recognized prenancies

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3-4%

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Abnormal cells that do not contain a multiple of haploid number of chromosomes

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Aneuploid cells

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Occur when only 1, instead of the normal 2, of a given chromosome is present in an otherwise diploid cell.

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Monosomies

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In humans, most autosomal monosomies appear to be lethal early in development, and survival is possible in ____ or by means of ____.

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Mosaic forms or chromosome rescue

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An exception to the rule of monosomies

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Turner syndrome

Monosomy (45,X)

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Most common cause of aneuploidy

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Nondisjunction

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Failure of chromosomes to disjoin normally during meiosis

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Nondisjunction

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Characterized by the presence of 3 chromosomes, instead of the normal 2, of any particular chromosome.

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Trisomy

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Most common form of aneuploidy

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Trisomy

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Technique that can be used for rapid diagnosis in the prenatal detection of common fetal aneuploidies

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FISH

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The most common type of trisomy in liveborn infants

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Trisomy 21

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The occurence of trisomy 21 and other trisomies increases with ____

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Advanced maternal age ≥35 years old

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Most common genetic etiology of moderate intellectual disability

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Trisomy 21

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The incidence of down syndrome in live births

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1 in 733

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Is sterility affected in down syndrome?

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Yes, most males are sterile

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Females with down syndrome have been able to reproduce, with a ____% chance of having trisomy 21 pregnancies

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50%

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Developmental delay in down syndrome

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Universal

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Area of development spared in down syndrome
Social
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The life expectancy for children with Down syndrome
50-55 years old
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Accounted for 60% of all cancers in people with down syndrome and 97% of all cancers in children with down syndrome
Leukemias
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4 maternal tests used to screen for Down syndrome
BHCG, unconjugated estriol, inhibin, alpha fetoprotein
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Time to screen for down syndrome | Congenital heart disease
Birth
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Time to screen for down syndrome | Strabismus, cataracts, nystagmus
Birth or by 6 months | Check vision annually
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Time to screen for down syndrome | Hearing impairment or loss
Birth or by 3 mos | Check hearing q6 mo up to 3 years if typmanic membrane not visualized; annually thereafter
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Time to screen for down syndrome | Constipation
Birth
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Time to screen for down syndrome Celiac disease
At 2 years or with symptoms
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Time to screen for down syndrome | Hematologic disease
Birth and in adolescence
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Time to screen for down syndrome | Hypothyroidism
Birth, repeat at 6-12 months old and annually
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Time to screen for down syndrome | Obstructive sleep apnea
1 yr and at each visit
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Time to screen for down syndrome | Atlantoaxial subluxation or instability
At each visit by history and PE Radiographs at 3-5 or when planning to participate in contact sports Radiographs when symtpomatic
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The origin of the supernumerary chromosome 21 is maternal/paternal in 97% as a result in errors in ___.
maternal errors in meiosis I
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The majority of translocations in down syndrome are fusions at the centromere between chromosomes ____
13, 14, 15, 21 and 22
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Most common form of chromosomal translocation in Down Syndrome
Robertsonian translocation
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Translocation (21;21) carriers have ___% recurrence risk for a chromosomally abnormal child
100%
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Other Robertsonian translocations such as t(14;21) have a __% recurrence risk when transmitted by females
5-7%
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Most commonly observed autosomal aneuploidy in spontaneous abortion
Trisomy 16
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Most common chromosome abnormalities seen in liveborn infants, children and adults
Sex chromosome abnormalities
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Characterized by complete or partial monosomy of the X chromosome and defined by a combination of phenotypic features
Turner syndrome
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Is maternal age a predisposing factor for children with 45,X?
No
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Turner syndrome occurs in approximately 1 in ____ female live births
5000
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It has been estimated that ____% of 45,X conceptions are miscarried
95-99%
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Common congenital defects associated with Turner syndrome
Structural renal anomalies (60%) | Congenital heart defects (40%)
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Most common heart defects associated with Turner syndrome
Bicuspid aortic valves Coarctation of the aorta Aortic stenosis Mitral valve prolapse
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Intelligence of patients with Turner Syndrome
Normal
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Endocrinologic care for patients with Turner syndrome
Pubertal induction | Treatment with growth hormone and oxandrolone
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Patients with ____ can have Turner syndrome, although this form of mosaicism can also be associated with male pseudohermaphroditism, male or female genitalia in association with mixed gonadal dysgenesis or a normal male phenotype
45,X/46,XY mosaicism
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Phenotypic females with 45,X/46,XY mosaicism have a 15-30% risk of developing _____
Gonadoblastoma
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The APP has recommended the use of ____ to look for Y-chromosome mosaicism in all 45,X patients.
FISH analysis
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If Y chromosome maternal is identified in 45,X patients, _____ is recommended
Laparoscopic gonadectomy
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Noonan syndrome: | Autosomal dominant or recessive?
Autosomal dominant
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Most commonly involved gene in Noonan Syndrome
PTPN11 (50%)
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In contrast to Turner syndrome, Noonan syndrome affects ___ sexes, has a different pattern of congenital heart disease, typically involving _____.
Both | Right-sided lesions
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Most common cause of hypogonadism and infertility in males
Klinefelter syndrome
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Most common sex chromosome aneuploidy in humans
Klinefelter syndrome
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In klinefelter syndrome, the more greater the aneuploidy, the more severe the ___ and ____
Mental mpairment and dysmorphism
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Effect of klinefelter syndrome on puberty
Occurs at the normal age but testes are small, late secondary sex characteristics
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____% of patients with klinefelter syndrome develop Gynecomastia
50%
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Patients with ____ have a better prognosis for testicular function in klinefelter syndrome
46,XY/47,XXY
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Each additional X chromosome in klinefelter syndrome reduces the IQ by ____
10-15 points
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Main domains affected in development of Klinefelter syndrome
Language skills and social domains
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Regions of chromosomes that show a tendency for separation, breakage, or attenuation under particular growth conditions.
Fragile sites
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Fragile X syndrome is on which site of the chromosome?
Distal long arm of chromosome Xq27.3
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Jacobsen syndrome is associated with the deletion of the distal long arm of ____
Chromosome 11
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Main clinical manifestations of fragile X syndrome
``` Intellectual disability Autistic behavior Macroorchidism Hyperextensible finger joints Characteristic facial features ```
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In fragile X syndrome, the larger the triplet expansion, the more significant the ____.
Intellectual disability
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Males with permutation triple repeat expansions have been found to have an adult, late onset progressive neurodegenerative disorder known as ____
fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome
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Two common errors of cell division that may occur during meiosis or mitosis
Nondisjunction | Anaphase lag
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Most commonly used banding and staining method in chromosome analysis
GTG banding
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Largest chromosome
1
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Smallest chromosome
22
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Used to identify the presence, absence, or rearrangement of specific DNA segments and is performed with gene-or region-specific DNA probes
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
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Most common nondisjunction in aneuploidies
Maternal meiosis I
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Diagnosis Cleft lip, flexed fingers with postaxial polydactyly, ocular hypotelorism, bulbous nose, microcephaly, low set-malformed ears, holoprosencephaly, microphthalmia, hypoplastic or absent ribs, visceral and genital anomalies
Patau Syndrome
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Diagnosis LBW, closed fists with overlapping fingers, narrow hips, short sternum, rocker-bottom feet, microcephaly, prominent occiput, micrognathia, cardiac and renal malformations, intellectual disability
Edwards syndrome
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Diagnosis Long face; high, prominent forehead; wide, upturned nose, thick, everted lower lip, microretrognathia, low-set ears; high-arched, sometimes cleft, palate, osteoarticular anomalies common, deep plantar and palmar creases
Trisomy 8, | mosaicism
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More common: Edwards or Patau?
Edwards
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More lethal: Edwards or Patau?
Edwards - 88% die in 1st yr | Patau - 80% die by 1 st yr

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