Flashcards in Genetic Diseases Deck (50):
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Those related to mutations in single genes?
mendelian disorders
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These disorders arise from structural or numerical alterations in chromosomes?
chromosomal disorders
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These disorders arise from genetic and environmental factors?
polygenic disorders
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Transmitted from parents through genes?
hereditary
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Present at birth?
congenital
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both genes expressed?
codominant
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multiple forms of alleles?
polymorphism
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relative tendency to clinically express genotype?
penetrance
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variations in clinical manifestations?
expressivity
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many effects from mutation of one gene?
pleiotropy
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many different genes causing one disease?
heterogeneity
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examples of autosomal dominant diseases?
Marfan's, neurofibromatosis, familial hypercholesterolemia
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Marfan's is due to defective extracellular glycoprotein encoded by genes...?
FBN1 or FBN2
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Which disease? Tall with long extremities/digits, chest deformities, lens abnormalities
Marfan's syndrome
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Cardiovascular features of Marfans?
mitral valve prolapse, dilation of the ascending aorta (may lead to dissecting aneurysm
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Which NF? bilateral acoustic neuromas?
type II
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Which NF? increased risk of developing malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
type I
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Which disease? multiple neurofibromas, cafe-au-lait pigmentation, mental retardation, Lisch nodules
NF1
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cystic fibrosis: recessive or dominant?
recessive
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which disease: defective ion transport leading to abnormally viscous secretions that obstruct organ passages?
cystic fibrosis
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which disease: hypertonic sweat, viscid secretions in the lungs-pulmonary infections, increased pancreatic mucin precipitation-pancreatic insufficiency?
cystic fibrosis
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Management for which disease: potent antimicrobial therapy, pancreatic enzyme replacement, bilateral lung transplant?
cystic fibrosis
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phenylketonuria: dominant or recessive?
recessive
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phenylketonuria is characterized by lack of which enzyme?
phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH)
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Which disease: severe mental retardation at 6 months, seizures, decreased pigmentation of hair/skin, mousy odor
phenylketonuria
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management of phenylketonuria?
dietary restriction of Phe
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examples of x-linked disorders?
hemophilia, bruton's agammaglobulinemia
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what hypothesis explains partial expression of x-linked disorders in females?
Lyon hypothesis (barr bodies)
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2n-1?
monosomy
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2n+1?
trisomy
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2 or more cell populations with different chromosomal complements due to nondisjunction in mitosis?
mosaicism
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trisomy 21 with most caused by meiotic nondisjunction?
Down syndrome
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which disorder: epicanthic folds, flat facial profile, mental retardation?
down syndrome
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which disorder: cardiac malformations, infections, increased risk of developing leukemia?
down syndrome
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male hypogonadism with at least 2 X ---most 47, XXY
klinefelter syndrome
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which disorder: hypogonadism, long legs/arms, reduced facial/body/pubic hair, gynecomastia, testicular atrophy
klinefelter
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oral manifestation of klinefelter?
taurodontism
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hypogonadism in females, most 45 X
turner syndrome
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most common cause of familial mental retardation?
fragile X
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which disorder: triple repeat mutation, loss of straining or constriction in long arm of x chromosome?
fragile X
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which disorder: mental retardation, long face w/ large mandible, everted ears, large testicles?
fragile X
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are mitochondrial dna diseases maternally or paternally inherited?
maternally
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an example of mitochondrial dna disease?
leber hereditary optic neuropathy
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type of diseases arising from the inactivation of maternal or paternal genes during gametogenesis?
genomic imprinting
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examples of genomic imprinting?
prader-willi syndrome and angelman syndrome
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deletion in maternal chromosome?
angelman
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deletion in paternal chromosome?
prader-willi
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which disorder: obesity, mental retardation, short stature, hypotonia, small hands and feet, hypogonadism?
prader-willi
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happy puppet syndrome?
angelman
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