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1
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cost of sequencing is ______

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dropping

2
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what is the human genome project

A

10 year international collaborative research programme

to complete mapping and understanding of all the genes of human beings

3
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TF we have more geans than other mammals?

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false, found only 20,000 genes which was lower than initial estimates

4
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how many nucleotides?

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3.2 billion

5
Q

individuals are ____% identical

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99.9

6
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what is the NHS 100000 genomes project? who participates

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set up in 2012 has 100,000 genomes from 85,000 people from tumour and normal cells
NHS patients with rare diseases and their families

7
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what is the UK biobank?

A

private investment
cohort study with deep genetic and phenotypic data on 500,000 people in the UK aged 40-69
followed up overtime to see if theres changes with diagnoses

8
Q

what is genetics? how does this differ to genomics

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study of DNA

studies the genes not the junk, genomics covers everything

9
Q

genotype codes for ____

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phenotype

10
Q

___ pairs of chromosomes +2____

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22 pairs
2 sex chromosomes
= 23 pairs and 46 chromosomes

11
Q

how are chromosomes ordered

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by size normally

12
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process of DNA to protein? simple

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DNA replication, transcription, RNA replication, translation to amino acids

13
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RNA is ____ compared to DNA. (stability)

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unstable

14
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what can reverse transcription?

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viruses
retrotransponsons
telomere extension

15
Q

_ons code for proteins

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exons

16
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where are introns spliced?

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from RNA- are coded into RNA first them removed

17
Q

____% of DNA is junk

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95

18
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a key role of junk DNA?

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can bend to get different elements closer to where the gene is
can cause activatio of promotors, TF

19
Q

why do we have mutations if theyre linked to risk?

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need mutation for protection from environment e.g. antigenic shift in viruses

20
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whats copy number variation?

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large chunks of DNA inserted, repeated or deleted

21
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what does synonymous mean

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no change to AA sequence

22
Q

what is pharmacogenetics?

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effects of genetic variation on drug response which can lead to altered therapeutic effect or an adverse effect

23
Q

common gene variant for AEDs

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CYP450

24
Q

what can you sample to get dna

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saliva, blood, cheek

25
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what can pharmacogenetics effect

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PK- absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
PD- modified targets, sensitivity
toxicity

26
Q

4 types of metaboliser?

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poor
intermediate
extensive
ultra rapid (29% of ethiopians)

27
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what is gene therapy

A

treating or curing disease by altering gene expresison

correct genetic defects in inherited diseases

28
Q

how can you replace defective genes?

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transgenes transferred into body cells
NOT GERM LINE- ILLEGAL passes to offspring
can be from just one injection

29
Q

issues with replacing defrective genes

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insufficient delivery to target cells
adverse effects
autoimmune response
off targets

30
Q

what is delivery using vectors

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retroviruses used to intergrate into the host genome- transfers gene into genome

31
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size of genes which can be integrated using vectors

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small, some diseases have large mutations so wouldnt work here

32
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effect of adenoviral vectors? long lasting? used in which diseases?

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dont intergrate into the genome or replication- temporary effects
cancer

33
Q

what is an adeno associated virus? why do we use?

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human DNA containing viruses that wont trigger an immune response

34
Q

what does PG commonly need to help treatment outcomes

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needs knowledge of the geneome before prescribing

35
Q

what is a KRAS mutation? common in what?

A

EGFR antibody wont work against them

30% of patients with colon cancer

36
Q

HER2 overexpression in ___% of BC

A

20

37
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what can PG be used to do in relation to older discontinued drugs

A

re-trial compounds where testing can aid

38
Q

TF its always a single variant causing the effect?

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false can be lots of little ones

39
Q

what role may pharmacists have in PG in the future?

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interpreting genetic tests to determine appropriate treatment

40
Q

difference betwen monogenic and polygenic effects

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monogenic: mendelian, one gene, easy to identify
polygenic: lots of variants in more than one gene, harder to pinpoint

41
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what does 312 G>A mean

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guanine at nucleotide position 312 in a particular sequence is changed to an A

42
Q

what does p mean what does q mean

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p: short arm of the chromosome (petite)
q: long arm

43
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what does 6p12.2 mean

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chromosome 6, at area 12.2 million base pares on the short arm

44
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what does G312A mean

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glycine at position 312 has been changed to alanine

45
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what level is CYP2D6*4

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the phenotype level

46
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what does homozygous for risk allele mean? heterozygous for risk alleles?

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2 copies

1 copy- carrier can pass to children

47
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what does compound heterozygous mean

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2 risk alleles from different places in the DNA