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Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)   Symptoms: Muscle weakness/atrophy, hypotonia, dysphagia, RTI Mutated SMN -> defective snRNP -> defective splicing -> loss of motor neurons (SC/brainstem)  
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I-cell disease   Defective GlcNAc phosphotransferase --> no M6P tag sym: slow growth, psychomotor retardation, HSmegaly, valve defects, corneal clouding  
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Tuberculosis   interfers w/ Rab --> prevents phagolysosome formation (binding of phagosome to lysosome)  
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Hunter syndrome   deficiency of iduronodate sulphatase X-linked Physical/mental retardation, deafness, HSmegaly, chronic diarrhea, joint stiffness, (NO corneal clouding) onset: 2-4yr survival 30+yr  
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Hurler syndrome   deficiency of a-L-iduronidase accumulation of dermatan/heparan sulfate MR, deafness, HSmegaly, chronic diarrhea, joint stiffness, hirsutism, corneal clouding  
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Scheie & Hurler-Scheie syndrome   residual a-L-iduronidase  
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Sanfilippo syndrome   defect in heparan sulfate degradation AGGRESSION/MR, seizures, dementia  
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Morquio syndrome   deficient galactosamin-6 sulphatase or B-galactosidase --> accumulation of keratan sulfate Skeletal, deafness, NORMAL IQ  
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Gaucher's disease   deficiency of glucocerebrosidase accumulation of glucocerebroside organomegaly w/ bone marrow & CNS inflitration elongated/distended lysosomes  
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Pseudo-Hurler polydystrophy   partial function of GlcNAc -> mild I-cell dz  
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Chediak-Higashi syndrome   Mutant CHS1/LYST gene (lysosomal trafficking) delated phagolysosomal fusion autophagocytosis of melanosomes in melanocytes Granular defect in NK cells & Plts Albinism, chronic infections, coagulopathy,  
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Zellweger syndrome   Mutant PEX gene peroxins don't recognize SKL -> VLCFA accumulation in tissues Neuro(seizures, MR, hypotonia/reflexia) Dysmorphic (big forehead, hypertelorism) HSmegaly  
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XALD   defective transport of VLCFA into peroxisomes Accumulate in Brain & Adrenal cortex  
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Lamellar cristae located where?   hepatocyte, skeletal mm & SPERM "Lamar lifts (skeletal), drank (liver) and loved (SPERM) many bitches"  
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Tubular cristae located where?   Steroid secreting cells "its tubular to be huge"  
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Barth syndrome   X-linked mitochondrial disorder Defective Cardiolipin Chronic weakness, cardiomyopathy, neutropenia (high infant mortality)  
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Huntington's disease   NES is cleaved; inability to transport/nuclear membrane disorder  
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Rabies   Confusion, agitation, delirium, hallucination, hydrophobia/photophobia. Can cause encephalitis --> malaise, fever, headache. Virus ascends to CNS along peripheral nerves  
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Varicella Zoster   Dermatomal distribution. Lies dormant in DRG, travels down sensory nerves to skin  
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Familial MND   dynactin p150 subunit  
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Familial ALS   Superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1)  
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Alzheimer's disease   Presinilin 1/2, a/B-amyloid precursor  
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Dilated Cardiomyopathy   Lamin A/C defect or Actin mutation  
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