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X-linked recessive Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
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Normal males = p, Affected males = q
Normal female = p^2, Carrier female = 2pq, Affected female = q^2
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Factors affecting Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
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Non-random mating, selection, heterozygote advantage, mutation rate, small population size, gene flow (migration)
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Examples of heterozygote advantage
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Sickle Cell Anemia, both thalassemias, Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase deficiency - evolutionary prssure to protect against malaria
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Coefficient of inbreeding: Parent-child or brother-sister
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Share 1/2 genes, F = 1/4
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Coefficient of inbreeding: Brother-halfsister, Uncle-niece, Double 1st cousins
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Share 1/4 genes, F = 1/8
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Coefficient of inbreeding: Half uncle-niece, first cousins
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Share 1/8 genes, F = 1/16
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Coefficient of inbreeding: half 1st cousins, 1st cousins once removed
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Share 1/16 genes, F = 1/32
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Coefficient of inbreeding: second cousins
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Share 1/32 genes, F = 1/64
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Increased risk in consanguineous couples
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Depends on how closely related they are but cousin couples had only ~3% increased risk of genetic problems in many studies
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Goals of Human Genome Project
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Identify all human genes, sequences of 3 billion basepairs, store info, improve data storage and analysis tools, transfer technologies to private sector, address ethical, legal and social issues
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Genomics
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Study complete set of chromosomal and extra-chromosomal DNA/RNA of organism, cel, organelle, virus
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Transcriptomics
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Study total mRNA in cell or tissue as specific time point
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Proteomics
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Study all proteins present in genome, cell, tissue, organism
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Metabolomics
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Unique chemical fingerprint of specific cellular processes, quantify small-molecule metabolite profiles in cell type or organism
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Use of microarray
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Compare SNPs to detect polymorphisms in population; determine disease susceptibility, drug therapy efficacy, forensic analysis, genetic linkage analysis, genotyping - identify genes whose expression varies among different versions of same cancer
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Bioinformatics
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Map, align, analyze DNA and protein sequences, gene finding, predicting gene expression, protein-protein interactions, protein structure - common application is GWAS
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ENCODE
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Identify all functional elements of human genome sequence - found majority of genome used in some way (80%), not just tons of junk DNA
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GINA
Definition
Prohibit genetic information in health insurance and employment decisions, cannot exclude or charge higher premiums based on genetic predisposition to develop disease in future
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GINA limitations
Definition
Doesn't apply to life, disability and long-term care insurance
Doesn't apply if signs/symptoms of disease present and get diagnosis of genetic disease
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Pharmacogenetics
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Genetic variation that alters the ability of the body to absorb, transport, metabolize, or excrete drugs - variations revealed solely by effects of drug
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Goal of pharmacogenetics
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Differentiate individuals with different responses to medications, optimize drug doses, identify those at risk for adverse drug reaction to avoid or modify treatment
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Pharmacogenomics
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Develop new drugs from info from human genome and make profile to identify those at risk for at risk for adverse reaction
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Ecogenetics
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Study genetically determined differences in susceptibility to action of physical, chemical, infectious agents in environment
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Stages of drug intake important for pharmacogenetics
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Absorption in gut, protein binding in plasma, uptake by receptors or diffusion, interaction with target, breakdown and excretion, modification from prodrug to drug
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Drug dose-response test
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Determine the amount of drug in the system in different individuals at different time points to investigate patterns of drug effect
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3 types of variation in dose-response test for drug
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Continuous variation - multifactorial, bell-shaped curve
Discontinuous bimodal - one stage is monogenic
Discontinuous trimodal - one stage is monogenic with codominant alleles
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Nongenetic factors affecting influence of medication
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Route of drug administration, age, gender, organ function, body composition, drug interactions, diet
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Functional cloning
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Need to know deficient protein or enzyme; limited to diseases where biochemical defect can be determined and protein isolated
Disease --> Function --> Gene --> Map
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Candidate gene cloning
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Need to understand the process: normal mechanism and all genes in pathway
Disease --> symptom analysis --> predict possible protein --> pick candidate gene --> see if allelic differences associate with disease
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Positional and positional-candidate cloning
Definition
Disease --> Map --> Gene --> Function
Track phenotypic trait without knowing cause uderlying trait
DNA sample on family, find inheritance pattern, look for area with linkage to disease, sequence region, assess candidate genes
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Determining if you have found disease-causing gene
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See if expressed in expected tissue pattern; see if only present in affected members of family; dissect role of gene in normal function; see how mutations affect gene and cause disease (genetically modified animals)
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Use of microarray analysis on finding gene involved
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Allow researchers to track expression of new and unidentified genes in different tissues; look at differentially expressed genes in normal vs. cancer cells, e.g.
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Disorders treatable by dietary restriction - need newborn screening
Definition
Galactosemia, Maple Syrup Urine Disease, Phenylketonuria
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Phenylketonuria
Definition
Elevated blood Phe potentially toxic to CNS, more in Caucasians, Northern European, need to start Phe-free formula in first 6 weeks to minimize IQ drop; potential teratogen if mother has it; secondary cause by THB deficiency (can supplement)
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Galactosemia
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Increased Galactose-1P levels, lead to hyperbilirubinemia, brain damage, cataracts, mortality from gram negative sepsis; treate with non-galactose formula in 1st 6 weeks, increased rate of premature ovarian failure with treatment
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Maple Syrup Urine Disease
Definition
BC ketoacidura due to lack of BCKAD - vomiting, poor feeding, irritable, turns to convulsions, coma, death; increased incidence in Mennonites, dietary restriction of BCAA (esp. Leu) with complicated formula, need early treatment or die in 3 months
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Disorders where treatment includes substrate depletion
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Wilson Disease, Hemochromatosis, Arginosuccinic aciduria
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Chelation
Definition
Inject solution into bloodstream to remove heavy metals or minerals, such as in Wilson Disease
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Wilson Disease
Definition
Disturbed copper metabolism, use trientine to prevent toxic effects on liver and brain; chelation or liver transplant in some cases
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Hemochromatosis
Definition
Disorder of iron metabolism leading to progressive iron overload with toxic effects on liver, pancreas and joints age 30-40; monitor levels by periodic phlebotomy (blood draw)
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Arginosuccinic aciduria
Definition
Present with hyperammonemia, administer arginine to make arginosuccinic acid that is non-toxic and readily excreted and benzoate and phenylacetate for alternate ways to excrete waste nitrogen - example of substrate depletion
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Disorders where treatment includes supplementation with cofactor vitamins
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Homocystinuria and biotinidase deficiency
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Homocystinuria
Definition
Deficiency of cystathione beta-synthase - Marfan appearance with dislocated lenses, learning disabilities, propensity to thrombosis and claudication - half are aided by administration of pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) to decrease HCys levels
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Biotinidase deficiency
Definition
Multiple carboxylase deficiency; hypotonia, seizures, rash, alopecia - treatable with daily oral biotin
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Disorders where treatment includes treating with end-product
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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Hemophilias, Type I Gaucher Disease
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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Definition
Altered production of hormones of adrenal cortex, most commonly 21-hydroxylase deficiency, greater in Italians - virilization in females, electrolyte disturbance in males - treat with glucocorticoids; similarly GH used to treat GH deficiency
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Hemophilia A and B treatment
Definition
Use Factors VIII or pooled blood products (end-product)
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Type I Gaucher Disease
Definition
Recombinant enzyme targeted to macrophages, enzyme replacement therapy targeted to correct place to improve anemia and bone changes (only sufficient in non-neuronopathic form of disease)
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Kidney allotransplant disorders
Definition
Cystinosis, Nail-patella syndrome, Alport's syndrome, congenital nephritic syndrome, medullary cystic disease, familial polycystic disease (cystinosis is defect in transporting cystine out of lysosome)
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Bone marrow allotransplant disorders
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Immunodeficiency and hematologic disorders, Sickle cell disease, beta-thalassemia
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Liver autotransplant disorders
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Wilson's disease, hypercholesterolemia (combined with heart transplant)
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Disorders decreaseing with primary prevention screening programs
Definition
Tay-Sachs disease in Ashkenazi Jews, beta-thalassemia in Southern Italy; need to have parents accepting of approach (unlikely in CF or CAH)
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Symptoms in Full Classic Cystic Fibrosis
Definition
Chronic lung disease, male sterility, pancreatic insufficiency, increased sweat electrolytes (salty), Schanroth sign
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Schanroth sign
Definition
Clubbing of fingers, window between fingers is gone in patients with Cystic fibrosis
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Class I CF Mutation
Definition
Stop signal in CF gene too sign, no full CFTR made, complete absence of function
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Class II CF Mutation
Definition
CFTR misfolded, unable to reach right place in cell, most common - complete absence of function
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Class III CF Mutation
Definition
CFTR made and in right place but does not function - complete absence of function
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Class IV CF Mutation
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Faulty, narrowed opening in CFTR - partial loss of function
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Class V CF Mutation
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CFTR made in smaller than normal quantities - partial loss of function
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Class VI CF Mutation
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CFTR degraded too quickly - partial loss of function
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Reason for salty sweat glands in CF
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Impermeability to reabsorption of ions; different from effect in respiratory epithelial cell
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Cell Therapy
Definition
Replacement of defective or diseased cell population by transplantation of normal cells from unaffected donor (solid organ, bone marrow, embryonic stem cells)
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Gene Therapy
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Transfer of genetic material into patient's cells to treat disease - replaced mutated gene with normal one, inactivate abnormal gene or introduce new gene
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Germline gene therapy
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Permanent modification of genes found in germ cells - impact all cells of developing embryo and pass on to next generation - ethically unacceptable to intentionally introduce new genetic material into humans (exception: mitochondrial disease)
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Somatic gene therapy
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Modify genes only in somatic cells, not passed on to future generations, ex vivo or invov
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In vivo gene therapy
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Transfer of gene within individual to cells inside body - can access almost any site
Hard to control efficiency, high enough transfection without toxicity, possible dissemination of vector in body and contamination of germline
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Ex vivo gene therapy
Definition
Remove cells, transduce in vitro, return to patient
Advantage: control which cells altered, high transduction efficiency
Disadvantage: hard to remove and re-engraft, only hematopoietic stem cells and cancer at this point
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Challenges to safe delivery of DNA
Definition
Efficiency of transfection, difficulty with large pieces of DNA (human genes large), robust inflammatory events, transient gene expression when no integration into host genome; random integration into genome can affect genes or cause cancer development
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How to correct problem with insertion in gene therapy
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Gene augmentation (insert gene), gene inhibition (ribozyme, antisense oligo, siRNA, epigenetic silence), gene editing through CRISPR
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Qualities of ideal vector for gene therapy
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High carrying capacity, ex vivo and in vivo usage, undetectable by immune system, safe to host, sufficient efficiency, long duration of expression or safe and easy readministration
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Nonviral vectors
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Naked DNA (injected, not integrated in host genome), DNA with gold particles (increase efficiency), liposomes (fuse with host cell, generally transient)
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Nonviral vector advantages
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Transfect various different cells without need for interaction with specific receptors, minimal immunogenicity, high capacity, easy to produce
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Nonviral vector disadvantages
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Low efficiency, transient DNA expression, can be inflammatory/immune reactions
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Retroviral vector function
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Bind surface envelope protein or receptor, reverse transcribe, enter nucleus, randomly integrate into host genome - need replication defective modification of virus
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Retroviral vector advantages
Definition
High efficiency, long-term expression due to integration into host DNA
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Retroviral vector disadvantages
Definition
Size limitation, random integration (cancer), most affect rapidly dividing cells, long-term expression
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Adenoviral vector function
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Bind to receptor, internalize in endosome, translocate to nucleus, start expression as episomal, replication occurs
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Adenoviral vector advantages
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High packaging potential, highly efficient, dividing and nondividing cells, low risk of insertional mutagenesis, transient expression
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Adenoviral vector disadvantages
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Transient expression, high doses toxic, immunogenicity prevents repetitive treatments, 70% population has neutralizing antibodies
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Achondroplasia inheritance
Definition
Autosomal dominant
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Cystic Fibrosis inheritance
Definition
Autosomal recessive
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GJB2 inheritance
Definition
Autosomal dominant and recessive
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Hemophilia inheritance
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X-linked recessive
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Huntington disease inheritance
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Autosomal dominant
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Neurofibromatosis I inheritance
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Autosomal dominant
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Sex development disorder inheritance
Definition
Y-linked or translocation
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Cri-du-chat inheritance
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Chromosomal microdeletion, de novo or translocation
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Angelman Syndrome inheritance
Definition
Chromosomal microdeletion, uniparental disomy
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Autism 16.11.2 deletion Syndrome inheritance
Definition
Autosomal Dominant
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Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome inheritance
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Imprinting defect, uniparental disomy
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CHARGE Syndrome Inheritance
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Autosomal Dominant
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Fragile X Syndrome Inheritance
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X-linked
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Osteogenesis imperfecta inheritance
Definition
Autosomal dominant
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Prader-Willi Syndrome inheritance
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Chromosomal microdeletion, uniparental disomy
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Xeroderma pigmentosum inheritance
Definition
Autosomal recessive
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease inheritance
Definition
Autosomal dominant
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Duchene Muscular Dystrophy inheritance
Definition
X-linked recessive
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Holoprosencephaly inheritance
Definition
Autosomal dominant
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Myoclonic Epilepsy with ragged red fibers inheritance
Definition
Mitochondrial mother
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Myotonic Dystrophy inheritance
Definition
Autosomal Dominant
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Rett Syndrome Inheritance
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X-linked dominant
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Spinal muscular atrophy inheritance
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Autosomal recessive
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G6PD deficiency inheritance
Definition
X-linked recessive
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MCAD Deficiency inheritance
Definition
Autosomal recessive
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OTC Deficiency inheritance
Definition
X-linked recessive
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Phenylketonuria inheritance
Definition
Autosomal recessive
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Polycystic kidney disease inheritance
Definition
Autosomal dominant
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Thiopurine S-methyltransferase deficiency inheritance
Definition
Autosomal semidominant
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Type I Gaucher Disease inheritance
Definition
Autosomal recessive
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Definition
Progressive distal muscle weakness, distal muscle wasting, hyporeflexia, segmental demyelination, myelin sheath hypertrophy; problem with recombination between tandem repeat elements
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Duchene Muscular Dystrophy
Definition
Muscle weakness, calf pseudo-hypertrophy, elevated serum creatine kinase; changes often at CpG repeats; high frequency of new mutations
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Holoprosencephaly
Definition
Ventral forebrain maldevelopment, facial dysmorphism, developmental delay, SHH mutation; often death before birth; can be single eye in middle of head
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Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers
Definition
Myopathy, dementia, myoclonic seizures, ataxia, deafness; reduce charged tRNA lys in mitochondria; need to exceed threshold
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Myotonic Dystrophy
Definition
Progressive muscle wasting and weakness, prolonged contractions, locking of jaw, infertility in men, cataracts, cardiac arrhythmia; expansion of trinucleotide repeat in non-coding region of gene
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Rett Syndrome
Definition
Acquired microcephaly, neuro-developmental regression, repetitive stereotypic hand movements; inappropriate activation of target genes; neurons smaller and more densely packed
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Definition
Progressive hypotonia, more proximal muscle weakness; mutation in survival motor neuron gene which causes apoptosis to continue in fetus, progressive degeneration of alpha neurons in anterior horn of spinal cord
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G6PD Deficiency
Definition
Hemolytic anemia; neonatal jaundice; insufficient reduced glutathione during times of oxidative stress
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MCAD Deficiency
Definition
Hypoketotic hypoglycemia, vomiting, lethargy, hepatic encephalopathy; accumulation of dicarboxylic acids since can't break down fatty acids past MCFA
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OTC Deficiency
Definition
Neonatal onset; hyperammonemia, coma; males more severely affected since hemizygous; mosaic females due to random X inactivation
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Phenylketonuria
Definition
Intellectual disabilities, hyperactivity, musty odor in breath, skin or urine, lighter skin, hair and eye color; buildup of phenylalanine in the blood
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Polycystic kidney disease
Definition
Progressive renal failure, renal and hepatic cysts
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Thiopurine S-Methyltransferase deficiency
Definition
Requires drug exposure, leads to myelosuppression, increased risk for brain tumor when receiving radiation in ALL
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Type I Gaucher Disease
Definition
Hepatosplenomegaly, anemia, thrombocytopenia, bone pain; deficiency of lysosomal beta-glucosidase; non-neuronal form is Type I
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