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Patho 500 Genes, Environment and Common Disease

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disease in populations - incidence rate   Number of new cases of a disease reported during a specific period (typically 1 year) divided by the number of individuals in the population  
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disease in populations - prevalence rate   Proportion of the population affected by a disease at a specific point in time  
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Risk factors - relative risk   Incidence rate of a disease among individuals exposed to a risk factor divided by the incidence rate of a disease among individuals not exposed to a risk factor  
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multifactorial inheritance - polygenic   variation in traits caused by the effects of multiple genes  
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multifactorial inheritance - multifactorial trait   variation in traits caused by genetic and env/lifestyle factors  
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quantitative traits   traits measured on continuous numeric scale  
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multifactorial inheritance - threshold model, see slide 6 for image   liability distribution - threshold of liability  
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Characteristics of multifactorial disorders - result from hereditary and env factors. Which component is polygenic   Hereditary component is polygenic Individual involved genes follow mendelian principles Many genes act together to influence the expressed trait  
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multifactorial inheritance - concordance   expression of the disease in 2 related family members  
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multifactorial inheritance - discordance   expression of the disease in one family member, but not a second  
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Multifactorial inheritance - twin studies and concordance   Genetic conditions Monozygotic (MZ) twins: 100% concordance Dizygotic (DZ) twins: less than 100% and similar to that among other siblings  
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multifactorial inheritance - env conditions   Equal concordance rates among MZ and DZ twins  
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multifactorial inheritance - multifactorial conditions   MZ twins with greater concordance than DZ twins, but rates are not 100%  
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multifactorial inheritance - adoption studies   gene-env-lifestyle interaction  
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Recurrence risks   Recurrence risks of multifactorial diseases can change substantially because gene frequencies as well as environment and lifestyle factors can differ among populations  
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recurrence risk becomes higher if more than 1 family member is affected---if expression of disease in proband is more sever, recurrence risk is higher   Recurrence risk is higher if the proband is of the less commonly affected sex Recurrence risk for the disease usually decreases rapidly in remotely related relatives  
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nature and nurture considers   genetics = nature----nurture = env/lifestyle  
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nature/nurture - concordant trait   both members of a twin share a trait  
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nature/nurture - discordant trait   a twin pair does not share a trait  
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nature/nurture - adoption studies   Children born to parents who have a disease but are then subsequently adopted by parents lacking the disease are studied for the recurrence of the disease  
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genetics of common diseases - congenital malformations   Congenital diseases are present at birth or shortly after birth Most congenital diseases are multifactorial  
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adult multifactorial diseases - coronary heart disease   Potential mycocardial infarction caused by atherosclerosis  
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CAD risk increases if   There are more affected relatives Affected relatives are female rather than male Age of onset is younger than 55 years  
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CAD autosomal dominant familial factors   Autosomal dominant familial hypercholesterolemia, high-fat diet, lack of exercise, smoking, and obesity  
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Familial hypercholesterolemia is autosomal dominant with these characteristics   1 in 500 is heterozygous for FH gene; 1 in 1 million is homozygous for the trait Serum cholesterol 300 to 400 mg/dl in heterozygote; 600 to 1200 mg/dl in homozygote Cholesterol deposits in arteries and skin (xanthomas)  
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familial hypercholesterolemia   see slide 18 for image  
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HTN is a risk factor for heart dx, stroke & kidney dx---with these characteristics   20% to 40% of blood pressure variations are genetic; this means that 60% to 80% are environmental Causes of hypertension Sodium intake, lack of exercise, stress, obesity, smoking, and high-fat intake  
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Breast cancer affects 12% American women who live to 85 with these fun facts   If a woman has a first-degree relative with breast cancer, her risk doubles Recurrence risk increases if age of onset in the affected relative is early and if the cancer is bilateral  
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more breast cancer fun facts   An autosomal dominant form (5%) has been linked to chromosomes 13 and 17 Other genes are implicated  
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colorectal cancer will be experienced by 1 in 20 americans and is SECOND only to lung cancer with these risk factors   Genetics High-fat and low-fiber diet are contributors  
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diabetes is a leading cause of blindness, heart disease and kidney failure   Two major types Type 1 (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus) Type 2 (non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus)  
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Type 1 Diabetes is autoimmune with destruction of Bcells in pancrease bwo Tcell activation and autoantibody production with these genetics   Onset before 40 years of age Higher incidence with offspring of diabetic fathers Recurrence risk 0.55 MZ twin concordance rate 1% to 6% sibling recurrence  
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Type 2 Diabetes represents 80-90% of all diabetic cases and has neither HLA nor autoantibodies seen in type 2 --- with these risk factors   Person has insulin resistance or diminished insulin production Risk factors High carbohydrate diet and obesity Recurrence risk 0.90 MZ twin concordance rate 10% to 15% sibling recurrence  
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obesity has BMI > 30 with these genetic factors   Adoptive studies Body weights of adopted individuals correlated significantly with their natural parents’ body weights Twin studies Higher concordance in MZ twins than DZ twins  
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Alzheimer's risk DOUBLES in individuals who have affected first-degree relative   Mutations in any of three genes that affect amyloid-beta deposition Presenilin 1 (PS1) Presenilin 2 (PS2) Amyloid-beta precursor protein gene (APP)  
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Alcoholism - risk is 3-5 TIMES HIGHER in inv with alcoholic parent and these genetic facts   Adoption studies Offspring of nonalcoholic parents, when reared by alcoholic parents, did not have an increased risk Twin studies Concordance rates MZ: >60% DZ: <30%  
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schizophrenia genetics   Recurrence risk among the offspring of one affected parent is 10 times higher than the general population Twin and adoption studies indicate that genetic factors are likely to be involved  
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bipolar affective disorder   Genetics Minimal environmental influence  
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