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Reproductive Genetics I

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3 genetic concerns for infertility   1.unrecognized disorders of sexual differentiation 2.Genetic conditions assoc w/ impaired fertility 3.genetic risks of reproductive technologies  
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Female infertility (lack of gonadal development)   45,X mosaic; 47,XXX  
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Male infertility (lack of gonadal development)   47,XXY; 46,XY/45/X  
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Female infertility (lack of gonadal support)   del Xpll; Fragile X premutation  
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Male infertility (lack of gonadal support)   DAZ deletion  
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Female infertility (effects on secondary sex characteristic)   late onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia  
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Male infertility (effects on secondary sex characteristic)   androgen sensitive (end organ resistance)- complete or mild  
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Karyotype abnormalities with azospermia and oligospermia   azospermia: 10-15% oligospermia: 5% normal population: <1%  
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Sex chromosome anomalies ________ with _________ sperm count   increase decreasing  
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unbalanced translocations   more common with oligospermia  
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Genetic conditions associated with infertility   Cystic Fibrosis, Fragile X, Myotonic dystrophy, Kennedy, Kartagener syndrome  
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Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD)   obstructive azoospermia 1-2% of infertile men  
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CBVAD w/ renal abnormalities   normal sweat chloride test, low rate of CF mutations  
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CFTR severe/severe mutations   classic CF: 87.8% CBAVD: 0.5%  
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CFTR severe/mild mutations   classic CF: 11.3% CBAVD: 87.9%  
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CFTR mild/mild mutations   classic CF: 0.9% CBAVD: 11.6%  
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Fragile X assoc female infertility   1/113-350 women with premutation (55-199) premature ovarian failure (2-5% of all w/ POF)  
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Fragile X; risk of expansion highest at _____   90 (80-90)  
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Myotonic Dystrophy assoc infertility   male infertility (oligospermia due to sclerosis of seminiferous tubules)  
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Kennedy (SBMA)   X-linked form of motor neuron disease that affects adult men, onset mid 40s, slow progression  
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Kartagener syndrome (primary ciliary dyskinesia   can be AD/AR; affects both sexes; males: immotile cilia, females: fallopian tube motility  
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Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)   circumvents natural sperm selection  
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Borderline premature ovarian failure treatment option   ovarian stimulation (w/ fragile x premut and X chrom abnormalities)  
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Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) birth defect risk   30% increase  
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Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) birth defects   septal defects, cleft lip/palate, esophageal atresia, anorectal atresia  
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ART risk potential cause   impact on epigenetic mechanisms (imprinting)  
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ovarian dermoid   46,XX maternal  
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trophoblastic disease (complete mole)   46,XX paternal  
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Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome Sx   LGA, macroglossia, omphalocele  
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Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome cause   about 50% due to imprinting error on chr15  
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Six fold increase in ________ among children with BWS   ART  
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ART assoc BWS frequency   1 in 4000 ART pregnancies  
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23/24 ART assoc BWS show   loss of methylation at maternal 11p15.5 DMR  
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Imprinting defect 3X higher than control in ________ and ________   subfertility, ART  
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6 imprinted genes with aberrant _______________ following ART are linked to _________,_________, _______,and/or ________   hypomethylation, adipocyte development, insulin signaling, obesity  
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ART children/teens at increased risk for   elevated bp, higher fasting glucose, elevated triglycerides, increased body fat composition  
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balanced translocations in >3 consecutive SABs   9.2%  
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balanced translocations in newborn surveys   0.2%  
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balanced translocations in habitual SAB couples   3-4%  
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balanced translocations in infertile couples   0.6%  
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balanced translocations in >10 IVF failed cycles   3.2%  
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reciprical translocation resulting in abnormal conception (%)   10-15%  
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robertsonian translocation resulting in abnormal conception (maternal origin)   10-15%  
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robertsonian translocation resulting in abnormal conception (paternal origin)   0-5%  
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PGD (preimplantation genetic testing) application   only for disorder in question; single gene disorders, adult onset disorders (cancer), isoimmunization, HLA compatibility  
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PGS for aneuploidy   may harm implantation rates  
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Human Teratogen Characteristics   1.dose response relationship, 2.period of greatest sensitivity (classic malformations), 3.mechanism of action established in animal models, 4.biologic sense, 5.genetic susceptible group  
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Maternal Conditions of Concern for Teratogenicity   1.Obesity (50-60% of women) 2.DM type1/2 (11% of women) 3.Alcohol use (7.6% of pregnant women, 1.4% binge, overall 51% and 15% binge)  
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Maternal obesity is linked with higher rates of ____________   1.neural tube defects, cardiac malformations, orafacial clefts, limb reduction, hydrocephaly, anorectal atresia  
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Maternal obesity increases the rate of ___________ at which BMI?   neural tube defects BMI>40  
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Maternal obesity's assoc w/ congenital anomalies may be due to the following   folate deficiency: higher BMI = lower folate levels  
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Does increasing folate intake in obese women protects against NTDs?   only in <70kg  
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maternal diabetes assoc w/ higher risk of _____________   1.sacral agenesis 2.renal agenesis 3.hydrocephaly/MCA 4.cardiac/MCA 5.anencephaly  
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)present significant risk in (obese/nonobese) women.   obese  
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Type of maternal DM w/ greatest OR for congenital anomalies   pregestational DM > GDM (fasting hyperglycemia) > GDM (normal fasting glucose = no DM  
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Rate of Fetal Alcohol Exposure   1% of births  
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Fetal Alcohol Exposure phenotypic effects   1.growth retardation 2.microcephaly 3.specific pattern of craniofacial features 4.cognitive and behavioural dysfunction 5.other (VSD, vertebral defects, CNS malformations, hypoplaplastic nails)  
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Impact of alcohol ounces/day consumed during pregnancy   0.5: reading; 1.5: IQ (5-7pts); 3: birth weight; 4: FAS  
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Alcohol as a teratogen   may have a genetic susceptiblity as women with same amt of exposure may present differently, but cotwins w/ same exposure have discordant phenotypes Phenotypic effects is replicated in mice  
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