Genetics Flashcards
What is the most comom major congenital malformation in the US
neural tube defects
Where are most port wine stains nevus flammeus), located?
85% are unilateral and msot are present on the head and neck
What are the major criteria for the diagnosis of CHARGE to be considered?
coloboma, atresia of the choanea, cranial nerve dysfunction, and characteristic ear anomalies (hypoplastic lobule, prominent antihelix, triangular cocncha)
What is the most common autosomal trisomy found in live newborns?
T21
What tests need to be done on an infant with T21 before being discharged from the hospital?
CBC.to assess for leukomaoif reaction or transient myeloproliferative disorder; thyroid function tests to eval for hypothyroid, hearing screen, red reflex to assess for cataract formation; GI contrast studies in infants with bilious emesis to rule out duodenal atresia
Give example of microdeletion syndromes
DiGeorge, PWS
Give example of missense mutation
Sickle cell anemia (new nucleotide changes the codon and the amino acid profile is changed; in SS, replacement of A by T at the 17th necleotide of the gene for the beta hemoglobin chain change the codon GAG (glutamic acid) to GTG (valine)
Give example of nonsense mutation
CF; new nucleotide changed the codon to a stop codon which stops the translation of messenger RNA; the earlier this happens the more dysfunctional the protein
This is a type of translocation where the the long arms of 2 different chromosomes fuse at the centromere and the very small short arms are lost; only involves chromosomes 13,14,15,21, and 22
Robertsonian translocation; normal phenotype; most common type is between chromosome 21 and 14 which is responsible for 3-5% of T21
What is the most common single gene disorder in the Caucasian population?
Cystic fibrosis
List examples of single gene disorders that are autosomal recessive
Cystic fibrosis, majority of inborn errors of metabolism; alpha and beta thalassemia, sickle cell disease, 21 hydroxylase defiency, congenital muscular dystrophy
Lis the 9 syndromes that result from imprinting
PWS, Angelman, Beckwith-Weideman, Russell-Silver, maternal hypomyelination syndromes, maternal and paternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 14, pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1b, transietn neonatal diabetes
What are two examples if single gene disorders with autosomal dominant inheritanace?
spherocytosis, Waarderburg syndrome (these disorders are commonly recognzed as disorders with this inheritance)
What are some examples of single gene disorders with x-linked recessive inheritance ?
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, hemophilia A and B (these are commonly recognized disorders with this type of inheritance)
Female infant born at 36 weeks for fetal intolerance to labor and maternal exhaustion. IOL for IUGR. Decreased fetal movement during pregnancy. On exam, infatn holds the BUE and BLE in flexion. Complete extension of the elbows, hips, and knees is impossible. Normal DTR. Infant has a weak cry and cannot lift his head with horizonal suspension. Post-natally, you notice mother with few facial expressions, drooping eyelids, and difficulty releasing your hand after a handshake. What is the pathogenesis for arthrogryposis in the neonate?
congenital myotonic dystrophy secondary to a trinucleotide expansion (CTG repeat) resulting in altered RNA binding proteins; this disease has autosomal dominant inheritance
What are some disorders a/w advanced paternal age?
achondroplasia, Apert syndrome, Marfan syndrome, Treacher Collins syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, Waardenburg syndrome
One or more fingers is permanently bent (Camptodactyly); thick lips, deep set eyes, prominent cupped ears,
trisomy 8; most that survive are mosaic since comlete trisomy 8 is lethal
cleft lif and palate, midline abnormalities, cutis aplasia, narrow convext fingernails, holoprosencephaly, seizures with hypsarrhythmia, persistent of fetal hemoglobin; triple screen not helpful
trisomy 13, extra chromosome from maternal origin, 95% of trisomy 13 conceptons lead to spontaneous abortions;
females> males; VSD, PDA, clenched hands, overlapping of 2nd finger over 3rd or 5th finger over 4th; rocker bottom feet, small mouth / micrognathia (may be a/w Peirre Robin), short sternum; triple screen with low beta-hCG, low estriol, low AFP,
trisomy 18; > 95% with complete trisomy 18, with extra copy of maternal origin in ~90%
1 in 800 live births; 5th finger with hypoplastic middle phalynx, 5th finger clinodactyly, hyperflexicle joints, upslanting palpebral fissures, flat facies, Brushfield spots (speckled iris), epicanthal folds, infertility in both males and females, hypotonia
T21; 94% with complete trisomy, ~3-5% with Robertsonian translocation, 2% mosaicism; increased risk in older females due to increased risk of non-dusjunction with age
What are some increased risks in patients ith T21
increased risk of immunolgic dysfunction, leukemia (15-20x compared to general pop), Alzheimer’s
hyertelorism, downward slant of palpebral fissures, severe mental deficiency, cat-like cry, 2/2 abnormal laryngeal development, FTT microcephaly, hypotonia, VSD, PDA, TOF
Cru di chat; partial deleiton of the short arm of 5th chromosome (deleted portion is of paternal origin in 80% of de novo events) majority are de novo
thumb hypoplasia, colobomas, increased risk of retinoblastoma, microcephaly, high nasal bridge, 5th finger clinodatyly
deletion 13q
puppet- like gait, blonde hair color, decreased iris pigment, wide spaced teeth, large mouth, seizures
Angelman sydrome; 70% result fro 15q11-13 deletion, <5% uniparental disomy, 20-30% occur because of point mutations or other abnormality of maternal 15 q 11-13 region; deleted piece is always of maternal origin