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Genetics Flashcards

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Bilateral acoustic neuroma

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NF 2

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Black urine, nails, joints

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Alcaptonuria

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Inactive X chromosome in Kleinfelter’s syndrome

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Barr bodies

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MC pediatric muscular dystrophy

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Pseudohypertrophy
Usually due to frameshift mutation, new mutation

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Box car ventricles

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Huntington’s Disease

Chromosome 4

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Brain structure affected by Huntington’s

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Caudate nucleus

Leading to “box-car” ventricles

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Velocardiofacial syndrome

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DiGeorge syndrome

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Primary defect in Marfan’s syndrome?

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Fibrillin

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Defect in adult polycystic kidney disease is found on which chromosome?

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Chromosome 16

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Hemangioblastoma/cavernous hemangioma of the cerebellum, brainstem, and retina are seen in which condition?

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Von-Hippel-Lindau syndrome

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Cystic fibrosis is due to defect in which chromsome?

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Chromsome 7

Autosomal recessive

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What is the chloride sweat test in cystic fibrosis?

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> 70 mmol/L

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Chromosome involved in FAP?

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Chromosome 5

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What is the genetic absence of HGPRTase leading to excessive uric acid production?

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Lesh-Nyhan Syndrome

X-linked
Leads to MR, self-mutilation, and gout formation

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Types of collagen defect in Ehler’s Danlos?

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Collagen I and III

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Cherry red spot in the macula?

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Tay-Sach’s disease

Deficiency in Hexosaminidase

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What condition involves an LDL receptor defect leading to xanthomas and early development of atherosclerosis?

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Familial hypercholesterolemia

AD

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What is Fabry’s disease?

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Deficiency in alpha-galactosidase A

X-linked
Accumulation of ceramide trihexoside

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What is Gaucher’s disease?

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Deficiency in beta-glucocerebrosidase

AR
Accumulation of glucoerebroside

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What is Neimann-Pick disease?

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Deficient sphingomyelinase

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What is deficient in Hurler’s disease?

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Alpha-L-iduronidase

With corneal clouding

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What is deficient in Hunter’s disease?

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Iduronosulfate sulfatase

X-linked, no corneal clouding

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What is the most common cardiac defect in Turner’s syndrome?

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Coarctation of the aorta

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Ash leaf spots are seen on which condition?

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Tuberous sclerosis

Hypopigmentation

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Shagreen path are seen in which condition?

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Tuberous sclerosis

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Steinert’s disease is also known as?

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Myotonic dystrophy

With frontal bossing and fish mouth

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Which condition is associated with Christmas tree cataracts?

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Myotonic dystrophy

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Huntington’s disease chromosomal defect?

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Triple defect of CAG on chromosome 4

Presents with chorea, dementia, and depression

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Deficiency associated with DiGeorge syndrome

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T cell deficiency

Failure to develop 3rd and 4th pouches

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Most common and most serious form of organ involvement in amyloidosis?

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Kidneys

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Organ involved in senile, systemic amyloidosis?

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Heart

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2D echo finding in amyloidosis involving the heart?

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Sparkling granular appearance

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Sago spleen is seen in?

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Amyloidosis

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Kartagener’s syndrome is a defect in?

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Dynein (retrograde)

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HLA B27 is associated with which condition?

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Reiter’s syndrome

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What is seronegative spondyloarthropathy?

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Reiter’s syndrome

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Defects in Reiter’s syndrome?

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Cant see, pee, climb a tree

Anterior uveitis, urethritis, arthritis

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Main defect in Wilson’s disease?

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Decreased ceruloplasmin

40
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William syndrome is deficiency in which component?

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Elastin

Deletion in chromosome 27
Resulting in supravalvular aortic stenosis

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Seronegative spondyloarthropathy is associated with which condition?

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Ankylosing spondylitis

HLA-B27

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