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Codon

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Triplet sequence of nucleotides, determines specific AA that is inserted into a protein

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Locus

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Specific location of a gene on a chromosome

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Polymorphism

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Altered gene sequence that does not cause disease

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Single point mutation

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Base pair substitution that may lead to AA change

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Deletion or insertion mutation

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May result in missing or extra AA potential changes all down stream AA

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Trisomy 21

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Down syndrome

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Trisomy 18

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Edwards syndrome

Second most common trisomy observed in babies

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Trisomy 18 survival

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Edwards
Mean survival is 2 weeks
90% die in first year

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Cri du chat syndrome

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85% due to spontaneous deletion
Cat like cry in infant, LBW, hypotonia, feeding difficulties, failure to thrive, microcephalic, small jaw, wide mouth wide set eyes, w/ downward sloping palpebral fissures, epicanthic folds, strabismus, low set ears, broad nasal ridge

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Cri du chat characteristics

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Clumsiness and hyperactivity w/ repetitive body movements
Chronic sleep disturbances
Mod to sever intellectual disabilities
50% can comm by age 10
Self injurious, hypersensitivity to sound, obsessive attachment to objects

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Syndromes w/ deletion of long arm chromosome 15

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Prader-will I syndrome (father)

angel man syndrome (mother)

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Prader wili syndrome infancy

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Diminished fetal activity, respiratory and feeding difficulties in infancy
Excessive eating

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Prader Willi cog

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Intelligence range form normal to low/mod disability
Behavioral: tantrum, stubbornness, manipulative, autism, ADHD, OCD
Motor milestones twice typical

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Prader wili morphology

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hypotonia, 
decreasede pigment of skin and eyes
Short stature, 
small hands and feet, 
small genitalia, 
hypogonadism
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Angel man syndrome

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Severe learning difficulties, ataxia with jerky movevements, puppet like gait, seizure disorder, sleep disorder
Frequent and sometimes inappropriate laughter
Expressive speech is rare
Sign language recommended

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Angelman subtle dystrophin facial features

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Wide
Smiling mouth 
Maxillary hypoplasia
Prominent chin
Deep set, often pale blue eyes
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X linked recessive disorders

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Duchenne MD
Hemophilia A
May skip a generation w/ females as carriers

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X linked dominant

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Fragile x

Rett syndrome

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most common recessive x linked disorder

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Duchenne MD

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defective lack of clotting factor VII

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Hemophilia A

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Most common type of inherited intellectual disability

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Fragile X

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Fragile x

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Females more midly affected

Delay in language/conversational speech

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Fragile x cog

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Cog dysfunctions, 
ADHD 
Autism 
Anxiety
Epilepsy
Abnormal gaze
Stereotypical hand flapping/biting
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Fragile x facial features

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Elongated faces
Large ears
Prominent mandible

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Fragile x motor

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Hypotonia
Joint hypermobility
Tactile defensiveness
Early motor developmental delay

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Rett syndrome

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Progressive neruodevelopmental 
Almost exclusively in females
Normal preg
Typical development til 6-19 mo 
<6m mild hypotonia, placid personality, weak suck and cry
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Rett stage 1

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Early onset developmental stagnation
Plateau in skills b/n 6-18m
Head growth decelerates resulting in microcephalic

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Rett Stage 2

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Rapid destructive phase (1-3 yrs)
Stereotyped hand movement, wringing
Ataxia, tremor, apraxia, intermitten esotropia, autistic like behavior, teeth grind, breathing, GERD, impaired bowel mobility 
Expressive and receptive lang imp
Severe cog impair
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Rett stage 3

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Begins b/n 2-10 yr
Can last for many yrs
Increased seizure
Kyphoscoliosis and hand deformities must be managed aggressively 
Osteoporosis - fx risk 
Amb varies from non amb to (I) w/out AD
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Rett stage 4

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Late motor deterioration (after age 10)
May last years to decades
Reduced mobility, muscle weakness, joint contractures and scoliosis.