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How is mitochondrial DNA inherited?

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Maternally

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Describe the nuclear genome

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Linear DNA organized in chromosomes
2 copies per cell
3.1 *10^9 by per haploid genome
23 pairs ( 22 autosomal and 1 sex)
~23000 genes
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What pair of sex chromosomes makes a male/female?

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Females: XX
Male: XY

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Describe the mitochondrial genome

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Circular DNA
Many copies per mitochondria
~16.5k by per genome
37 genes
No histones
Inherited Maternally *
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What genes are expressed in all cells?

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Housekeeping genes

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What controls cell differentiation?

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Genes

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How are pedigrees labeled?

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Generations re indicated with Roman numerals

Individuals are identified within each generation numbered left to right

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What is the proband?(propósitus or index case)

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The first person identified to have a genetic disorder in a family

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What is a consultant?

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An unaffected individual seeking counseling

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Are multiple probands possible?

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Yes, if the disease was ascertained by more than one source

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What is the degree of relationship in a first degree relation ship? Name some examples

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50% of genes
I.e. Parent, sib, child
(One step away from person of interest)

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What is the degree of relationship in 2nd degree relationships? Name some examples

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25% genes in common
I.e. Aunt, uncle, niece, grand-parents, half-sib
(Two steps away from person of interest)

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What is the degree of relationship in a 3rd degree relationship? Name some examples

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12.5% of genes in common

I.e. First cousins ( 3 steps away from person of interest)

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With every increase of the degree of relationship the % of genome in common how much?

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50%

I.e 1st : 50%, 2nd: 25%, 3rd: 12.5%, 4th: 6.25%

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What are choreiform movements?

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Involuntary, jerky movements, facial grimacing

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What are the signs of huntingtons?

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Forgetful, depressed, restless and choreiform movements

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What is the inheritance of Huntington disease?

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Autosomal Dominant

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What brain tissue shrinks in Huntington disease?

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Caudate nucleus

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What are the characteristics of Autosomal Dominance (AD) inheritance?

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Affected parent has 50% chance of passing to offspring
Successive generations are affected (vertical transmission)
M/F equally affected
M/F transmit disease equally
M to M transmission occurs

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For AD diseases where does the spontaneous mutation occur?

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In meiosis of one of the parents. Usually siblings re very unlikely to be affected

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Name some AD diseases

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Huntington Disease
Marcan Syndrome 
Achondroplasia
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Neurofibromatosis 
Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)
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What is penetrance?

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The probiotic that individuals with a specific genotype will manifest the corresponding phenotype
All or none

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What is incomplete penetrance?

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Occurs when some individuals with a genotype do not manifest the corresponding phenotype
I.e generation skipping or BRCA1 for breast cancer

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What is variable expressivity?

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Variation in phenotype of same gene

Observed as variation in: which symptoms present and severity

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What is cystic fibrosis confirmed by?
The sweat test | Na+ in sweat > 60 mM (upper limit of normal range)
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What are the clinical features of Cystic fibrosis?
``` Lung disease Lung infections Malabsorption Salty sweat Male infertility Meconium ileus (obstruction of si due to thickening of meconium) ```
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What are the characteristics of AR inheritance?
W/ both parents being carriers: 25% of offspring affected Horizontal pattern on pedigree ( one generation) M/F are affected equally M/F transmits disease equally M2M transmission
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Name some examples of AR diseases.
``` Many metabolic disorders -E.g. Alkaptonuri, Phenylketonuria (PKU), Oculocutaneous Albanism, Lysosomal Storage disease Cystic fibrosis Thalassemia Sickle Cell Disease ```
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What was found in case 3 when Nazarene failed her 8 month hearing after normal milestones were previously met.
Profound hearing loss | -her case was an AR negative
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What is consanguinity?
Mating between individuals who are 5th degree or closer relatives -e.g great great grandparents and closer
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What does consanguinity cause?
An increase in genetic disease probability for offspring. | -the closer the relationship, the more likely AR phenotype will be expressed
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What are the abnormalities in incestuous matings?
``` Intellectual -25% severe, 35% mild Autosomal recessive disorder -10-15% Congenital malformation 10% ```
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What is a pseudominance?
A recessive trait mimics a dominant pattern | -i.e. O type blood, blue eyes, sickle cell in parts of Africa, cystic fibrosis in parts of Quebec
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When can pseudodominance occur?
When a recessive gene is very common and a homozygous might mate with a heterozygous resulting in vertical transmission
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What is complementation?
Mating between individuals with the same phenotype results in offspring without the phenotype due to mutations in different genes I.e. The offspring are heterozygous in both genes
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What is an example of complementation?
The gene for Congenital hearing loss
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What is the 2/3 rule?
For traits inherited in an autosomal recessive manner, an unaffected sibling of an affected individual has a 2/3 risk of being a carrier
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When can the 2/3 rule be applied?
In an autosomal recessive pedigree - can be ruled out that the sibling in affected - neither parent is affected
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What are some of the sign/symptoms of Duchene Muscular Dystrophy?
- delayed motor milestones - Use gower's maneuver - clumsy, first steps at 20month (late) - muscle s no dystrophin
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What are the characteristics of XR inheritance?
Males are faceted in multiple generations - NO male to male transmission - Generation skipping (through females)
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How often are the offsprings of XR patients affected?
Fathers: 0% of sons, 100% female carriers Mothers:50% of sons defected, 50% of females are carriers
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What are obligate carriers?
Individuals who must be carriers based on logical analysis of a pedigree -indicated by a dot on pedigree
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For XR, isolated cases may be due to what?
Spontaneous mutation
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What are some examples of XR diseases?
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy - Hemophilia - Red-Green color blindness - Androgen insensitivity syndrome - Hunter syndrome - X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency - Menke's disease
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What are the characteristics of XD inheritance?
- No male to male transmission | - 2x F > M
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When XD reproduce, what offspring will be affected?
- Affected mother will have 50% affected son and 50% affected daughters - Affected fathers will have no affected sons and ALL affected daughters
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What are some examples of XD diseases?
- Rett syndrome - Fragile X syndrome (semi dominant) - Vitamin D-resistant rickets - Incontinentia pigmenti type 2
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What are son symptoms of Leber Hereditry optic neuropathy (LHON)?
- blurred vision, loss of color distinction - retinal changes (optic disk swelling, tortuosity of retinal vessels) - progressive worsening of central vision - Maternal lineage has affected inidividuals
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What are the characteristics of mitochondrial pedigree?
Maternal inheritance - children of affected males are never affected - children of affected females are always affected (w/ reduced penetrance)
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What are some examples of Mitochondrial Diseases?
- Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LOHN) - Leigh syndrome (LS) - Mitochondril encephalomyopathy wth lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) - Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS)
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What is mosaicism?
An individual who's body contains two or more genetically distinct cell lines
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How does mosaicism occur?
Mutations that occur post-fertilization
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When is Mosaicism clinically important?
1. Mutant cells have an increased growth tendency 2. Mutation occurred early in embryogenesis and the mutant cell line make up a significant proportion of the body 3. Mutation occurs in the Germline
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What is germline mosaicism?
- mutation exists in the germline - may include other tissues - can be passed to offspring
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What is somatic mosaicism?
- mutations that does not occur in the germline but can affect other tissues - can't be passed down to offspring
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What are some implications of germline mosaicism?
My result in multiple affected children even when genetic testing of parent is Negative
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What are the implications of somatic mosaicism?
May result in disease is large enough proportion of cells are affected -requires genetic testing if multiple tissues samples
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How can germline mosaicism cause confusion in pedigree?
In an asymptomatic couple w/ a child with a dominant disorder, all subsequent children will have increased risk of being affected by same disorder even if the parents are negative for mutation
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What questions should you ask yourself when you interpret a pedigree?
1. Are there affecteds in multiple generations? (No = autosomal recessive) If yes, 2. M/F equally affected? If yes, 3. M to M transmission? (Yes= Autosomal dominant) If no, 3a. F>M? =XD If no, 3b. M>F? = XR

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