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lecture 24 wilson

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# of base pairs in human genome   ~ 3 billion bps  
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percent of spontaneous abortuses in early gestations that were due to genetic abnormalities   up to 50%  
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# of genes in human genome   30,000 genes  
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what percent of human genome encodes proteins?   < 2%  
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functional cloning   one starts with the clinical phenotype and the enzyme that's affected and works backwards to clone the gene  
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positional cloning   closer to the standard idea of cytogenetics, identification of possible genes by mapping to specific chr loci  
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examples of diseases that are treated with recombinant DNA technology   erythropoietin for anemia, tPA for thrombotic episodes, myeloid factors for stimulating BM growth, TNF receptor for RA  
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examples of dz that is treated with gene therapy   transplantation of a somatic cell that's been transfected with a normal gene, used in deaminase deficiency. downfall: hard to get the genes expressed in the right tissues  
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definition of mutation   permanent change in DNA  
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3 categories of mutations   1) single gene mutations with large effects (sickle cell anemia) // 2) chr disorders (Down syndrome) // 3) complex multigenic disorders (HTN, multifactorial inheritance)  
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mechanisms of gene mutations   missense (sickle cell anemia), nonsense (beta-thalassemia) and frameshift (normal generation of O blood group phenotype)  
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4 major categories of genetic dz   disorders of mutant genes with large effect (Mendelian), multifactorial inheritance, chr disorders, non-classic/non-Mendelian inheritance  
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autosomal dominant inheritance pattern   heterozygotes express phenotype of STRUCTURAL PROTEIN ABNORMALITY, @ least one parent is always affected, males and females affected equally and all can transmit  
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autosomal recessive inheritance pattern   homozygotes express the phenotype of ENZYME DEFICIENCY (classically), trait doesn't effect parents who are carriers, 25% recurrence risk, associated with higher incidence of consanguinity  
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X-linked recessive inheritance pattern   typical granfather --> grandson transmission, father makes all his daughter carriers, sons of heterozygous women have 50% risk of having dz  
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X-linked dominant inheritance pattern   very rare, affected father transmits to all of his daughters but NONE of his sons, affected heterozygous mothers transmit with 50% chance to all children  
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4 categories of single gene or Mendelian disorders   1) defects in structural proteins // 2) defects in receptor, transmembrane proteins // 3) defects in enzymes // 4) defects in proteins regulating cell growth  
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Marfan syndrome   defects in structural protein fibrillin, which serves as scaffolding for deposition of elastin. phenotype: subluxation of lens, tall stature with long ext/arachnodactyly, scoliosis, dilated aortic root, aortic dissections (up to whole body vol in wall)  
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cystic medionecrosis of aorta   clinical feature of Marfan's syndrome, predisposition to hemorrhage within the walls of the aorta causing fusiform aneurysm  
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inheritance pattern of Marfan syndrome   autosomal dominant with 20% of cases being due to new mutations  
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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome   mostly AD dz typified by defects in structural protein collagen. phenotype: hyperextensible joints and skin, cigarette paper scars (from shallow scarring after defective repair), aortic rupture  
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CF   AR dz characterized by defective CFTR (transmembrane protein) that doesn't regulate Na/H20 well causing mucus to be dehydrated and thick in the lungs, biliary tree & pancreas. traps bacteria in lungs = pneumonia. increased NaCl in sweat  
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positive sweat chloride test   used to diagnose CF and determine clinical phenotype. if (+) then pt likely to have bronchiectasis, hepatic cirrhosis, pancreatic insufficiency and male infertility  
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negative sweat chloride test   pt can still have CF but the more mild phenotype. azoospermia, sinusitis, absence of vas deferens (all as sole abnormalities)  
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genetic and environmental modifiers of CF severity   CF modifer locus or CFM-1 = severity of meconium ileus, MBL-immunity for opsonization, virulence of infecting organism(s), exposure to smoking or other allergens  
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classification of mutations in CF   can be due to defective protein synthesis, abnl protein folding, processing or trafficking, defective regulation, decreased conductance, reduced abundance, altered regulation of separate ions  
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