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Duke PA Neurogenetics

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different version of the gene   allele  
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two copies of the same allele   homozygous  
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different copies of the allele   heterozygous  
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detectable clinical, physiological, or biochemical manifestation in an individual   phenotype  
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genetic constitution of an individual. Usually refers to a particular gene or a set of genes that have been altered (mutated)   genotype  
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occur as a direct consequence of a single gene being defective-occurs in rare circumstances   monogenic inheritance  
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variation in expression of the phenotype "how purple am I"   expressivity  
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percent of individuals with mutation who will show clinical manifestations. "am I purple"   penetrance  
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a normal biological phenomenon in females where one X chromosome is inactivated (genes silenced) in every cell   lyonization  
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Neurofibromatosis I is an __ disease   autosomal dominant  
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Neurofibromatosis criteria: the patient must have 2 of the following 7   1. cafe au lait macules (6 or more) 2. 2 or more neurofibromas or 1 plexiform neurofibroma 3.axillary or inguinal freckling 4.optic glioma 5. lisch nodules (iris hamartomas) 6. dysplasia or thinning of long bone cortex 7. 1st degree relative w/NF1  
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most common CNS neoplasm with Neurofibromatosis I is __   optic glioma  
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Most common and debilitating manifestation of Neurofibromatosis I   renal artery stenosis  
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Neurofibromatosis I testing is __% accurate   95  
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Neurofibromatosis II testing is __% accurate   65  
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Diagnostic criteria for Neurofibromatosis II   bilateral vestibular schwannomas, or 1st degree relative w/ disease plus a unilateral vestibular schwannoma before 30 years old, or any two of the following (neurofibroma, meningioma, glioma, schwannoma, or juvenile posterior subscapular opacity)  
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>1 family member in a single generation, males and females equally affected, history of consaguinity, carriers are usually asymptomatic   autosomal recessive disorders  
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in neurology, usually seen in childhood inborn errors of metabolism   autosomal recessive disorders  
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most of the inborn errors of metabolism (Phenylketonuria, Tay-Sachs disease, Maple syrup urine disease)   autosomal recessive disorders  
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Friedrich's ataxia, Wilson's disease, homocystinuria, sickle cell disease   autosomal recessive disorders  
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hepatolenticular degeneration leads to impairment of ceruloplasmin synthesis. Usually presents in teenage years (1st sign is hepatitis, Neuro symptoms include tremor, slowness, dysarthria, dysphagias, hoarseness, chorea/dystonia, psychiatric disturbances   Wilson's disease  
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Kayser-Fleischer rings may be seen in this autosomal recessive disorder   Wilson's disease  
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goleden brown rings in Descemet's layer of cornea   Kayser-Fleischer rings  
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Multiple generation affected but: Female to male transmission, males are clinically affected with severe disease, females are carriers and generally do not have the disease or have a mild late onset   X-linked recessive disorders  
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Duchenne/Becker's muscular dystrophy, adrenoleukodystrophy, Kennedy's disease, Menkes disease, Lesch-Nyhan disease, fragile X syndrome   X-linked recessive disorders  
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X-linked recessive disease that presents with progressive muscular degeneration leading to loss of ambulation and death. Mutations in the dystrophin gene   Duchenne’s/Becker’s Muscular Dystrophy  
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X-linked recessive disease that presents with weakness in lower extremities, Gower's manuever, pseudohypertrophy of calves   Duchenne’s/Becker’s Muscular Dystrophy  
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How is it possible that in rare circumstances females can have Duchenne's/Becker's Muscular Dystrophy   lyonization (X inactivation), or females with Turner's syndrome (only one X chromosome)  
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Multiple generation affected but, female to female transmission of the disease, (males in neurology leads to lethal mutation)   x-linked dominant disorders  
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Rett's syndrome, Aicardi syndrome, Lissencephaly II   x-linked dominant disorders  
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Caused by a mutation in the MeCP2 gene. Leads to a progressive neurodevelopment disorder in young girls.   Rett's Syndrome  
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Presentation: Normal until 6-18 months of age then show decreased head growth, autistic behavior, writhing/useless hands, ataxia, loss of speech and other milestones. Seizures develop later on. Many times will look like autism. Can live into 40's.   Rett's Syndrome  
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Multiple generations but transmission only by females (cytoplasmic inheritance, only ovum cytoplasm is the zygote). Equal number of males and females affected.   Mitochondrial inheritance disorders  
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almost all mitochondrial inheritance disorders have   lactic acidosis, some kind of encephalopathy, and red ragged muscle fibers on biopsy  
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Mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and strok (MELAS), Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), Kerns-Sayre syndrome   Mitochondrial inheritance disorders  
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Mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes. Due to a point mutation in transfer RNA from leucine. Presentation: recurrent headaches, stroke-like episodes, seizures, short stature. Develop progressive dementia.   MELAS  
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disease severity increases in subsequent generations with expansion in trinucleotide repeats, biological phenomenon peculiar to neurological diseases   Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion/Anticipation  
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Rare autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease involving multiple abnormal CAG repeats on chromosome 4. Onset: usually ages 20-40 y/o. Age of onset is affected by anticipation. Progresses to death in 10-15 years.   Huntington's Disease  
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Presentation- Subcortical dementia. chorea, dystonia, motor impersistence, incoordination, gait instability. Depression, anxiety, impulsivity, apathy, obsessive-compulsive disorder. High rate of suicide   Huntington's Disease  
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Loss of caudate and loss of medium spiny striatal neurons. CT/MRI will show cerebral atrophy and loss of caudate. No cure   Huntington's Disease  
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When a minor (child) patient has a family history of __ do not do genetic testing until the patient is a consenting well informed adult   Huntington's Disease  
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both __ are associated with a genetice suceptibility. Under most circumstances, both of these illnesses are more likely to be sporadic and not associated with familial inheritance   Alzheimer's dementia, and Parkinson's disease  
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< __% of Alzheimer's dementia is purely familial   10  
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Presentation: generally diagnosed in patients > 65 years. Symptoms include memory impairment, language deficits, acalculia, depression, agitation, apraxia (inability to perform skilled movements)   Alzheimer's disease  
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pathology: plaques with amyloid deposition, neurofibrillary tangles   Alzheimer's disease  
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best preventative for Alzheimer's   maintain mental and physical activity  
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all forms of familial Alzheimer's are associated with __   earlier onset of presentation  
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Syndrome characterized by late-onset, largely nonheritable movement disorder. Most cases are defined as idiopathic (75%). Due to dopamine depletion in substantia nigra   Parkinson's Disease  
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Pathology: loss of pigmented neurons in the substantia nigra   Parkinson's Disease  
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Mnemonic TRAP (Tremor, Rigidity, Akinesia, Postural instability) is for __   Parkinson's Disease  
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Monogenic forms likely represent only __% of Parkinson's Disease   5  
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