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Categories of genetic diseases (4)
Definition
1) Chromosomal, 2) Mendelian, 3) polygenic/multifactorial, 3) Non-Mendelian
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What category of genetic disease: monosomy
Definition
Chromosomal
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What category of genetic disease: aneuploidy
Definition
Chromosomal
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What category of genetic disease: translocation
Definition
Chromosomal
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What category of genetic disease: symptoms manifest in childhood
Definition
Mendelian
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What category of genetic disease: underlies most common disorders
Definition
Polygenic/multifactorial
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What category of genetic disease: obesity
Definition
Polygenic/multifactorial
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What category of genetic disease: alcolism
Definition
Polygenic/multifactorial
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What category of genetic disease: trinucleotie repeats
Definition
Non-Mendelian
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What category of genetic disease: mosaicims
Definition
Non-Mendelian
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What category of genetic disease: uniparental disomy
Definition
Non-Mendelian
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What category of genetic disease: genomic imprinting
Definition
Non-Mendelian
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What category of genetic disease: mitochondrial
Definition
Non-Mendelian
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Family history red flags (10)
Definition
1) Earlier age of onset than expected, 2) sudden death in the healthy, 3) 3+ pregnancy losses, 4) consanguinity, 5) developmenta delay, 6) dysmorphic features, 7) birth defects, 8) learning disabilities, 9) disproportionate stature, 10) infertility
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Indications for counselling (7)
Definition
1) Any of the "red flags", 2) advanced maternal age, 3) teratogen exposure, 4) family history indicates, 5) new genetic diagnosis, 6) genetic testing, 7) positive newborn screening
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Risk recurrence aspects (3)
Definition
1) Apply Mendelian and statistical principles, 2) genetic & carrier testing, 3) empirical risk
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Reproductive management (5)
Definition
1) Contraception, 2) sterilization, 3) addoption, 4) gamete donation, 5) preimplantation genetic diagnosis
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Euploid
Definition
Exact multiple of N
Term
Aneuploid
Definition
An- -euploid: not euploid, so ±chromsomes from euploidy
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1 centiMorgan =
Definition
1% chance that two markers will become separated due to crossing over
Term
Cause of aneuploidy
Definition
Non-disjunction
Term
Non-disjunction causes ____
Definition
Aneuploidy
Term
____ increases with advanced maternal age
Definition
Non-disjunction
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Heterodisomy results from non-disjunction in: Meiosis I or II
Definition
Meiosis I
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Isodisomy results from non-disjunction in: Meiosis I or II
Definition
Meiosis II
Term
Heterodisomy
Definition
Disomy from homologous, not same, chromosome
Term
Isodisomy
Definition
Disomy from the same, not the homologous, chromosome
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Disomy resulting from the same chromosome
Definition
Isodisomy
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Disomy resulting from the homologous chromosome
Definition
Heterodisomy
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Source of karyotyping cells (3)
Definition
1) T lymphocytes, 2) skin fibroblasts, 3) amniocytes
Term
Karyotyping arrests cells in what phase
Definition
Metaphase
Term
Giemsa staining based on what nucleobase content
Definition
G-C
Term
Numerical aberrations detectable with karyotyping (3)
Definition
1) Trisomy, 2) monosomy, 3) triploidy
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Structural aberrations detectable with karyotyping (4)
Definition
Large 1) deletions, 2) duplications, 3) translocations, 4) inversions
Term
Classifications of chromsomes based on relative arm lengths (3)
Definition
1) Metacentric, 2) submetacentric, 3) acrocentric
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Karyotype banding that has 400 bands per genome: standard or high resolution
Definition
Standard resolution
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Karyotype banding that has 800 bands per genome: standard or high resolution
Definition
High resolution
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Indications for chromosomal analysis (6)
Definition
1) Stillbirth/neonatal death, 2) fertility problems, 3) advanced maternal age pregnancy, 4) family history, 5) early growth/developmental problems, 6) cancer
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Trisomy syndromes (3)
Definition
1) Down, 2) Edward, 3) Patau
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Turner syndrome: cytogenetic notation
Definition
45,X
Term
Turner syndrome: incidence
Definition
1/2500 live births
Term
Turner syndrome: recurrence risk
Definition
~1%
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Turner syndrome: maternal or paternal nondisjunction
Definition
Paternal
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Turner syndrome: 2/3 are ____, 1/3 are ____
Definition
2/3 are (45,X), 1/3 are mosaics
Term
Turner syndrome: features (5)
Definition
1) Poorly developed lymphatics, 2) heart defects (coarctation), 3) short stature, 4) amenorrhea, 5) webbing of neck
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Klinefelter syndrome: cytogenetic notation
Definition
47,XXY
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Klinefelter syndrome: incidence (general population)
Definition
1/1000
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Klinefelter syndrome: incidence (high-grade infertility)
Definition
7-Jan
Term
Klinefelter syndrome: recurrence risk
Definition
~1%
Term
Klinefelter syndrome: maternal or paternal nondisjunction
Definition
2/3 maternal, 1/3 paternal
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Klinefelter syndrome: features (6)
Definition
1) Small testes, 2) cryptorchidism, 3) gynecomastia, 4) infertility, 5) behavioral/personality problems, 6) mental retardation
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Down syndrome: cytogenetic notation, general form
Definition
47,+21
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Down syndrome: incidence
Definition
1/770 (1/2000 @ age 20, 1/100 @ age 40)
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Down syndrome: recurrence risk
Definition
Increases with maternal age
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Down syndrome: maternal or parental nondisjunction
Definition
Maternal
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Down syndrome: features (5)
Definition
1) Mental retardation, 2) heart defects, intestinal atresias, 4) hypothyroidism, 5) single transverse palmar crease
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Down syndrome: cytogenetic notation for Robertsonian (2)
Definition
45,XX,t(14;q21) or 45,XX,der(14;q21)(q10;q10)
Term
Down syndrome: cytogenetic notation for isochrome
Definition
45,XX,t(q21;q21)
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Edward syndrome: cytogenetic notation
Definition
47,+18
Term
Edward syndrome: incidence
Definition
1/6000 to 1/7500
Term
Edward syndrome: recurrence risk
Definition
1%, slightly increased with advanced maternal age
Term
Edward syndrome: features (6)
Definition
1) Profound motor & mental retardation, 2) heart defects, 3) overlapping fingers, 4) renal malformations, 5) rocker-bottom feet, 6) micrognathia
Term
Patau syndrome: cytogenetic notation
Definition
47,+13
Term
Patau syndrome: incidence
Definition
1/10,000 to 1/25,000
Term
Patau syndrome: recurrence risk
Definition
1%
Term
Patau syndrome: recurrence risk if parent is translocation carrier
Definition
2%
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Patau syndrome: prognosis
Definition
95% die by age 3
Term
Patau syndrome: features (8)
Definition
1) Poor prognosis, 2) heart defects, 3) cleft lip/palate, 4) renal defects, 5) rocker-bottom feet, 6) polydactyly, 7) mental retardation, 8) microphthalmia
Term
Sex chromeome syndromes (2)
Definition
1) Turner, 2) Klinefelter
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Balanced karyotype means abnormal ____ but normal ____
Definition
Abnormal chromosoma structure but normal complement of genetic information
Term
Structural abnormality carriers at risk of (3)
Definition
1) Producing unbalanced gametes, 2) miscarriages, 3) unbalanced offspring
Term
Translocations produce normal phenotype: yes or no
Definition
Yes
Term
Translocations: incidence
Definition
1/500 newborns
Term
Translocations are problematic for meiosis: yes or no
Definition
Yes
Term
Translocation: alternate segregation has what chromosomes
Definition
2 normal or 2 translocated
Term
Translocation: adjacent-1 segregation has what chromosomes
Definition
1 normal and 1 nonhomologous translocated
Term
Translocation: adjacent-2 segregation has what chromosomes
Definition
1 normal and 1 homologous translocated
Term
Translocation of 3 & 11: cell with 3 & 11 had what segregation
Definition
Alternate segregation
Term
Translocation of 3 & 11: cell with der(3) & der(11) had what segregation
Definition
Alternate segregation
Term
Translocation of 3 & 11: cell with der(3) & 11 had what segregation
Definition
Adjacent-1 segregation
Term
Translocation of 3 & 11: cell with der(3) & 11 had what segregation
Definition
Adjacent-1 segregation
Term
Translocation of 3 & 11: cell with 3 & der(3) had what segregation
Definition
Adjacent-2 segregation
Term
Translocation of 3 & 11: cell with 11 & der(11) had what segregation
Definition
Adjacent-2 segregation
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Translocation: alternate segregation: balanced or unbalanced gametes
Definition
Balanced
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Translocation: adjacent-1 segregation: balanced or unbalanced gametes
Definition
Unbalanced
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Translocation: adjacent-2 segregation: balanced or unbalanced gametes
Definition
Unbalanced
Term
Robertsonian translocation
Definition
Fusion of two acrocentric chromosomes with loss of p arm
Term
Chromosomes 13, 14, 15, 21, & 22 involved in what chromosomal structural abnormality
Definition
Robertsonian translocation (the acrocentric chromosomes)
Term
Common robertsonian translocations (3)
Definition
1) 13/14, 2) 14/21, 3) 21/21 (isochromosome)
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Robertsonian translocation of 14 & 21: cell with 14 & 21 had what segregation and has what karyotype
Definition
Alternate segregation; normal karyotype
Term
Robertsonian translocation of 14 & 21: cell with 14 & rob(14,21) had what segregation and has what karyotype
Definition
Adjacent segregation; 47,+14 (trisomy 14)
Term
Robertsonian translocation of 14 & 21: cell with 14 had what segregation and has what karyotype
Definition
Adjacent segregation; 45,-21 (monosony 21)
Term
Robertsonian translocation of 14 & 21: cell with 21 & rob(14,21) had what segregation and has what karyotype
Definition
Adjacent segregation: 47,+21 (trisomy 21)
Term
Robertsonian translocation of 14 & 21: cell with 21 had what segregation and has what karyotype
Definition
Adjacent segregation: 45,-14 (monosony 14)
Term
Inversion
Definition
Inverted segment of a chromosome
Term
Unbalanced translocation: incidence
Definition
1/17000 live-born infants
Term
Inversion not including the centromere: paracentric or pericentric
Definition
Paracentric inversion
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Inversion including the centromere: paracentric or pericentric
Definition
Pericentric inversion
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Inversion that yields unviable offspring: paracentric or pericentric
Definition
Paracentric
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Inversion: incidence
Definition
1/100 live-born infants
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Inversion that yields 50% viable offspring: paracentric or pericentric
Definition
Both
Term
Inversion that yields viable offspring with copies: paracentric or pericentric
Definition
Pericentric
Term
Ring chromosome phenotypes
Definition
None to mild to severe
Term
Isochromosome
Definition
Loss of an arm and the other reduplicates (pp or qq chromosome)
Term
Results in having 1 copy of an arm and 3 copies of the othe arm of a single chromosome
Definition
Isochromosome
Term
Causes of isochromosomes (2)
Definition
1) Misdivision through centreomere in Meiosis II, 2) translocation of an arm to its homologue
Term
Deletion [in terms of chrosomes]
Definition
Loss of a chromosome segment compatible with partial monosomy
Term
Causes of chromosomal deletions (3)
Definition
1) Loss of acentric region, 2) unequal crossing over, 3) abnormal segregation from balance translocations
Term
Which is generally less serious complications: deletion or duplication
Definition
Duplication
Term
Causes of chromosomal duplications (2)
Definition
1) Unequal crossing over, 2) abnormal segregation from meiosis in the carrier of the translocation or inversion
Term
Genomic resolution of FISH (in kbp)
Definition
100-300 kbp
Term
Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome: cytogenetic notation
Definition
46,del(4p16.3)
Term
Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome: incidence
Definition
1/20,000 to 1/40,000
Term
Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome: recurrence risk
Definition
1%
Term
Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome: features (9)
Definition
1) Cleft lip/palate, 2) growth deficiency, 3) macrocephaly, 4) heart defect (ASD), 5) mental deficiency, 6) seizures, 7) hypotnia, 8) hypospadias, 9) cryptorchidism
Term
Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome: diagnostic test
Definition
Karyotype
Term
Down syndrome: diagnostic test
Definition
Karyotype
Term
Edward syndrome: diagnostic test
Definition
Karyotype
Term
Patau syndrome: diagnostic test
Definition
Karyotype
Term
Klinefelter syndrome: diagnostic test
Definition
Karyotype
Term
Turner syndrome: diagnostic test
Definition
Karyotype
Term
Cri du Chat syndrome: cytogenetic notation
Definition
46,del(5p15)
Term
Cri du Chat syndrome: incidence
Definition
1/50,0000
Term
Cri du Chat syndrome: recurrence risk
Definition
1%
Term
Cri du Chat syndrome: features (5)
Definition
1) Microcephaly, 2) small for gestational age, 3) cry of cat, 4) hypotonia, 5) heart defects
Term
Cri du Chat syndrome: diagnostic test
Definition
Karyotype
Term
DiGeorge/Velocardiofacial syndrome: cytogenetic notation
Definition
46,del(22q11)
Term
DiGeorge/Velocardiofacial syndrome: loss of what gene
Definition
TBX1
Term
DiGeorge/Velocardiofacial syndrome: incidence
Definition
1/4000 live births
Term
DiGeorge/Velocardiofacial syndrome: features (5)
Definition
1) Heart defects, 2) facial dysmorphisms, 3) T-cell defects, 4) cleft palate, 5) hypocalcemia
Term
DiGeorge/Velocardiofacial syndrome: diagnostic test
Definition
FISH
Term
Williams syndrome: cytogenetic notation
Definition
46,del(7q11)
Term
Williams syndrome: incidence
Definition
1/7500 to 1/20000
Term
Williams syndrome: loss of what gene
Definition
Elastin
Term
Williams syndrome: features (5)
Definition
1) Facial dysmorphisms, 2) stellate iris, 3) hypercalcemia, 4) characteristic behaviors, 5) stenoses (supravalvular aortic, pulmonary artery)
Term
Williams syndrome: diagnostic test
Definition
FISH
Term
Genomic resolution of CGH (in kbp)
Definition
1-5 kbp
Term
Vertical transmission regardless of sex: what Mendelian inheritance pattern
Definition
Autosomal dominant
Term
Penetrance
Definition
How many express phenotype
Term
Levels of penetrance (3)
Definition
1) Complete, 2) reduced/incomplete, 3) nonpenetrance
Term
Variable expressivity
Definition
Spectrum and severity of a phenotype
Term
Sporadic cases
Definition
Randomly new cases when neither parent is affected
Term
The more severe a disorder, the more or less likely a sporadic case
Definition
More likely
Term
Germline mosaicism
Definition
Proportion of games, not just one, have a mutation
Term
Genetic heterogeneity
Definition
A genetic disorder with more than one cause
Term
Genetic heterogeneity types (2)
Definition
1) Locus heterogeneity, 2) allelic heterogeneity
Term
Locus heterogeneity
Definition
Genetic heterogeneity of a mutation in 1 gene of many genes
Term
Allelic heterogeneity
Definition
Genetic heterogeneity of a mutation in 1 spot of many spots in a single gene
Term
Homozygous affected individuals
Definition
Typically the phenotype is more severe int he homozygous
Term
Horizontal transmission regardless of sex: what Mendelian inheritance pattern
Definition
Autosomal recessive
Term
Marfan syndrome: mutation of what gene
Definition
FNB1
Term
Marfan syndrome: features (6)
Definition
1) Tall, 2) thin, 3) aortic dilatations/dissections/aneurysms, 4) mitral valve prolapse, 5) myopia, 6) iridodenesis
Term
Neurofibromatosis-1: mutation of what gene
Definition
NF1
Term
Neurofibromatosis-1: features (5)
Definition
1) Neurofibromas, 2) Cafe au lait nodules, 3) learning disabilities, 4) ADHD, 5) increased risk of tumors
Term
Marfan syndrome: exhibits what kind of genetic heterogeneity
Definition
Allelic heterogeneity
Term
Marfan syndrome: what inheritance pattern
Definition
Autosomal dominant
Term
Neurofibromatosis-1: what inheritance pattern
Definition
Autosomal dominant
Term
Pseudodominant
Definition
Inheritance appears dominant due to high carrier frequency
Term
Obligate carrier
Definition
Individual that must be a carrier
Term
Hemochromoatosis (hereditary): incidence
Definition
1/300 to 1/500
Term
Cystic fibrosis: incidence
Definition
1/2500 (Northern European)
Term
Cystic fibrosis: mutation of what gene
Definition
CFTR
Term
Cystic fibrosis: what inheritance pattern
Definition
Autosomal recessive
Term
Cystic fibrosis: diagostic test
Definition
Direct DNA diagnosis
Term
Mendelian inheritance pattern associated with obligate carriers
Definition
X-linked & autosomal recessive
Term
X-linked recessive is never transmitted from ___ to ___
Definition
Father to son
Term
X-linked recessive: which is more severely affected: male or female
Definition
Male
Term
X-linked passes through
Definition
Healthy female carriers
Term
Notably, who are obligate carriers for X-linked recessive
Definition
Daughters of affected males
Term
Are daughters of affected males for X-linked recessive the ONLY obligate carriers possible: yes or no
Definition
No
Term
Lyonization (Lyon hypothesis)
Definition
Second X in females is condensed & inactive (Barr body)
Term
Haldane's rule
Definition
Mother of an affected son (X-linked recessive) has a 2/3 chance of being a carrier
Term
If two males are affected by X-linked recessive, what should be considered about the mother
Definition
Germline mosaicism
Term
X-linked dominant is never transmitted from ___ to ___
Definition
Father to son
Term
What inheritance pattern is never transmitted from father to son (2)
Definition
X-linked dominant & recessive
Term
X-linked dominant: ratio of affected male-to-female
Definition
2-Jan
Term
Rett syndrome: what inheritance pattern
Definition
X-linked dominant
Term
Rett syndrome: affected males?
Definition
No, lethal to males (hemizygous)
Term
Rett syndrome: features
Definition
1) Loss of developmental skills, 2) hand writing, 3) progressive deterioration
Term
Big accomplishments of the human genome project (2)
Definition
1) Vastly improved sequencing technology, 2) lowered cost ($1000 for exome)
Term
How many nucleotides is the human genome
Definition
3.1467 billion
Term
How many genes
Definition
21,000 genes
Term
How many proteins per gene
Definition
9
Term
How many exons per gene
Definition
4
Term
Individual variation (3)
Definition
1) 0.1% difference in coding regions, 2) millions of SNP's, 3) copy number variations
Term
A model of how science should be done refers to what
Definition
The human genome project
Term
DNA variations (7)
Definition
1) SNV's, 2) SNP's, 3) indels, 4) structural, 5) CNV's, 6) STR's, 7) VNTR's
Term
Goals of understanding DNA variation (4)
Definition
1) Predisposition, 2) diagnosis, 3) prognosis, 4) treatment
Term
Are mRNA microarrays used much: yes or no
Definition
No, best to avoid RNA when possible
Term
Old/current technologies (5)
Definition
1) Karyotype, 2) FISH, 3) Southern blot, 4) PCR, 5) dideoxy sequencing
Term
New/current technologies (4)
Definition
1) mRNA microarray, 2) SNP microarray, 3) CGH microarray, 4) high-throughput DNA sequencing
Term
Are SNP microarrays used clinically: yes or no
Definition
No, not really (though direct-to-consumer does)
Term
Are CGH microarrays used clinically: yes or no
Definition
Yes, for congential anomalies, non-syndromic developmental disability, & autism spectrum disorders
Term
Can SNP or CGH microarrays detect balanced translocations: yes or no
Definition
No
Term
High-throughput DNA sequencing error rate
Definition
Significantly higher than older sequencing: 0.5-2%
Term
How many fragments should cover any given nucleotide with high-throughput sequencing
Definition
At least 30x coverage
Term
Reasons high-throughput DNA sequencing not used clinically much (3)
Definition
1) Cost, 2) "we are all mutants", 3) lots of novel variation
Term
Individuals generally have how many SNP's
Definition
3.5 million SNP's
Term
Individuals generally have how many indels
Definition
600,000
Term
Individuals generally have how many deletions/duplications ³ 2 kb
Definition
700
Term
Loss of function is generally: recessive or dominant
Definition
Recessive
Term
Loss of function as dominant examples (3)
Definition
1) Tumor supressors, 2) familial hypercholesterolemia, 3) autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Term
Trisomies generally exhibit: gain or loss of function
Definition
Gain of function
Term
Sickle cell anemia is an example of what molecular mechanism
Definition
Acquisition of a novel property: defense against malaria
Term
Ectopic gene expression if loss of what
Definition
Regulation of normal gene expression
Term
Loss of regulation of normal gene expression is what
Definition
Ectopic gene expression
Term
Dominant negative
Definition
Loss of function through a dominant effect of mutant
Term
Osteogenesis imperfecta is an example of what molecular mechanism
Definition
Dominant negative
Term
MYOC glaucoma is an example of what molecular mechanism
Definition
Dominant negative
Term
Aspects of gain of function mutations (2)
Definition
1) Enhanced normal function (constituitive), 2) increased production
Term
Bardet-Biedl syndrome: example of what genetic heterogeneity
Definition
Locus heterogeneity (BBS1-BBS17 form a complex for intracellular trafficking)
Term
Triplet repeat dysfunctions what in Fragile X
Definition
Hypermethylation and supression of FMR1
Term
Triplet repeat dysfunctions what in Myotonic Dystrophy
Definition
Interferes with CUG-binding proteins
Term
Triplet repeat dysfunctions what in Huntington's
Definition
Misfolding and toxic function when aggregates
Term
What combinations exist between hemoglobin _1 and _2
Definition
All combinations
Term
What combination of hemoglobin _ alleles is lethal
Definition
Absencse of HBA1 and HBA2 from both chromosomes
Term
Alpha-thalassemias result from what
Definition
Deficiency in alpha globins
Term
Beta-thalassemias result from what
Definition
Mutations: missense, nonsense, splice sites, promoters, LCR
Term
Genetic imprinting
Definition
Differential expression based on parental source
Term
Germline cells do what w.r.t. genetic imprinting
Definition
Erase and re-imprint
Term
Mechanisms of genetic imprinting (2)
Definition
1) Methylation, 2) histone modification
Term
Paternal conflict hypothesis: which sex tries to maximize growth
Definition
Male
Term
Paternal conflict hypothesis: which sex tries to limit growth
Definition
Female
Term
Human examples of paternal conflict hypothesis (2)
Definition
1) Hydatidiform moles, 2) ovarian teratomas
Term
Trisomy rescue
Definition
Trisomy results in a loss of the 3rd chromosome
Term
Monosmy rescue
Definition
Monosmy results in duplication of chromosome to get disomy
Term
Which won't be found in heterodisomy: trisomy or monosomy rescue
Definition
Monosomy rescue (necessarily requires 2 different chromosomes from a parent)
Term
Syndromes resulting from uniparental disomy with imprinted genes (3)
Definition
1) Beckwith-Wiedemann, 2) Prader-Willi, 3) Angelman
Term
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: genetic origin
Definition
Unipaternal disomy
Term
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: features (6)
Definition
1) Macroglossia, 2) macrosomia, 3) omphalocele, 4) Wilms tumor, 5) hypoglycemia, 6) hypotonia
Term
Trinucleotide repeats occur in which region(s): non-coding, exons, introns
Definition
All three
Term
Polyglutamine tract repeats associated with what diseases
Definition
Neurodegenerative
Term
Nonpolyglutamine tract repeats associated with what diseases (2)
Definition
1) Hypermethylation, 2) interaction with RNA-binding proteins
Term
Characteristics of trinucleotide repeat mutations (3)
Definition
1) Premutations/full mutations, 2) instability in DNA replication, 3) anticipation
Term
Is the instability of DNA replication w.r.t. trinucleotide repeats affected by sex: yes or no
Definition
Yes
Term
Anticipation
Definition
Reduction in age of onset with each generation
Term
Fragile X syndrome: genetic origin
Definition
Trinucleotide repeat in 5' untranslated region of FMR1
Term
Fragile X syndrome: full mutation results in
Definition
Hypermethylation and inactivation of FMR1
Term
Fragile X syndrome: features (6)
Definition
1) Mental retardation, 2) language disability, 3) macrocephaly, 4) long face, 5) Large testes, 6) lax ligaments
Term
Fragile X syndrome: associated disorders (2)
Definition
1) FXTAS, 2) POI
Term
Fragile X syndrome: polyglutamine or nonpolyglutamine tract
Definition
Nonpolyglutamine tract
Term
Huntington's disease: incidence
Definition
1/20000
Term
Huntington's disease: de novo mutation rate
Definition
3-10%
Term
Huntington's disease: genetic origin
Definition
Trinucleotide repeat
Term
Huntington's disease: exhibits what characteristics (2)
Definition
1) Late age of onset, 2) anticipation
Term
Huntington's disease: genetic inheritance pattern
Definition
Autosomal dominant
Term
Huntington's disease: features (3)
Definition
1) Chorea, 2) memory loss, 3) personality changes
Term
Huntington's disease: juvenile form often from which parent
Definition
Father
Term
Mitochondrial disorders involve what organ systems
Definition
Pretty much everything and all of them
Term
Majority of mitochondrial proteins are found in: mtDNA or nDNA
Definition
nDNA (nuclear)
Term
Class I mitochondrial mutations are mutations in what
Definition
nDNA (nuclear)
Term
Class II mitochondrial mutations are mutations in what
Definition
Point mutations in mtDNA
Term
Class III mitochondrial mutations are mutations in what
Definition
Deletions and duplications in mtDNA
Term
Homoplasmy
Definition
Exclusively normal or mutant mitochondria passed to offspring
Term
Heteroplasmy
Definition
Mix of normal and mutant mitochondria passed to offspring
Term
Tissues typically hardest hit with mitochondrial mutations (3)
Definition
1) Brain, 2) heart, 3) skeletal muscle
Term
Which has a higher mutation rate: mtDNA or nDNA
Definition
mtDNA by a factor of 10
Term
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy: genetic origin
Definition
Mitochondrial
Term
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy: homoplastic or heteroplastic
Definition
Homoplastic
Term
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy: features (1)
Definition
1) Central vision loss
Term
MERRF: genetic origin
Definition
Mitochondrial
Term
MERRF: homoplastic or heteroplastic
Definition
Heteroplastic
Term
MERRF: features (5)
Definition
1) Myocloni seizures, 2) myasthenia, 3) dementia, 4) short stature, 5) vomiting
Term
MELAS: genetic origin
Definition
Mitochondrial
Term
MELAS: homoplastic or heteroplastic
Definition
Heteroplastic
Term
MELAS: mutation of what
Definition
tRNA for Leu
Term
MERRF: mutation of what
Definition
tRNA for Lys
Term
MELAS: features (5)
Definition
1) Myoclonic seizures, 2) muscle weakness, 3) dementia, 4) short stature, 5) episodic vomiting
Term
KSS: genetic origin
Definition
Mitochondria
Term
KSS: homoplastic or heteroplastic
Definition
Heteroplastic
Term
KSS: features (4)
Definition
1) Paralysis of eyes, 2) cardiac arrhythmias, 3) lactic acidosis, 4) myopathy
Term
Leigh syndrome: genetic origin
Definition
Mitochondrial
Term
Leigh syndrome: features (5)
Definition
1) Bilateral MRI abnormalities in brain stem, 2) regression, 3) ataxia, 4) optic atrophy, 5) elevated lactic acid
Term
Familial risk _= what
Definition
Prevalence of family over population (relative risk)
Term
If familial risk _=1 then: inherited or not
Definition
Not inherited since same risk as population
Term
If familial risk _>1 then: inherited or not
Definition
Inherited since risk is greater than population
Term
Twin studies of variance of a trait: h^2=0 means exclusively: environment or genetic
Definition
Environmental
Term
Twin studies of variance of a trait: h^2=1 means exclusively: environment or genetic
Definition
Genetic
Term
Carrier frequency of S hemoglobin and in what population
Definition
1/15 in Africans
Term
Carrier frequency of cystic fibrosis and in what population
Definition
1/25 in Northern Europeans
Term
Carrier frequency of Tay-Sachs and in what population
Definition
1/30 in Ashkenazi Jews
Term
p+q=?
Definition
1
Term
Hardy-Weinberg law (binomial expansion)
Definition
p^2+2pq+q^2=1
Term
Assumptions of Hardy-Weinberg (4)
Definition
1) Large population, 2) alleles equally fit, 3) random mating, 4) no mutation/migration/selection
Term
Allele frequency forces (7)
Definition
1) Mutations, 2) drift, 3) migration, 4) non-random mating, 5) founder effects, 6) bottleneck, 7) selection
Term
Mutation affects allele frequencies: minimally or significantly
Definition
Minimally
Term
Drift
Definition
Random loss of alleles
Term
Migration
Definition
Small groups migrating in/out of population
Term
Non-random mating reduces what
Definition
Reduces heterozygosity
Term
Founder effect
Definition
Small group founds new population
Term
Bottleneck
Definition
Survivors of natural disasters essential become founders
Term
Primary force that leads to evolutionary divergence
Definition
Selection
Term
Sickle cell anemia: genetic origin
Definition
Mutation of beta hemoglobin
Term
Sickle cell anemia: features (3)
Definition
1) Anemia, 2) sickle-shaped RBC's, 3) resistance to malaria
Term
Testing vs. screening: which is done to everyone
Definition
Screening
Term
Testing vs. screening: which is done upon suspicion of something
Definition
Testing
Term
Screening program criteria (6)
Definition
1) Well defined disorder, 2) reasonably frequent, 3) not reliably detected clinically, 4) significant harm if not caught, 5) interventions exist, 6) cost effective
Term
Sensitivity=
Definition
TP/(TP+FN) -- [See notes for genetic or EBCP since they beat this to death]
Term
Specificity=
Definition
TN/(TN+FP) -- [See notes for genetic or EBCP since they beat this to death]
Term
Positive predictive value=
Definition
TP/(TP+FP) -- [See notes for genetic or EBCP since they beat this to death]
Term
Negative predictive value=
Definition
FN/(TN+FN) -- [See notes for genetic or EBCP since they beat this to death]
Term
Types of screening (4)
Definition
1) Newborn, 2) high-risk, 3) prenatal, 4) adult onset
Term
Newborn screening diseases (15; yeah, lots)
Definition
PKU, galactosemia, biotinidase, MSUD, homocytinuria, tyrosinemia, FAOD; congenital hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia; hemoglobinopathies, thalassemis, G6PD; cystic fibrosis; toxoplasmosis, HIV
Term
Newborn screening test should have high what: sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV
Definition
Sensitivity
Term
Mendel's laws (2)
Definition
1) Law of segregation, 2) Law of independent assortment
Term
1 centiMorgan = how many base pairs apart?
Definition
Trick question: there is no direct correspondence between cM & base pair distance
Term
1 centiMorgan = how many base pairs apart if average over the whole genome?
Definition
1 cM = 700,000 bp
Term
Human genome has ___ cM
Definition
~4300
Term
Genetic marker
Definition
Any detectable variant whose position is known
Term
Useful genetic marker aspects (2)
Definition
1) Easily detected genetic marker, 2) allele frequencies such that heterozygotes are common
Term
Length of nucleotide sequences for short tandem repeat polymorphisms
Definition
2, 3, or 4 nucleotides
Term
Molecular technique used with short tandem repeat polymorphisms
Definition
PCR
Term
Molecular technique used with single nucleotide polymorphisms
Definition
Hybridization; microarrays
Term
Easier observation of a disease if there are few or lots of alleles
Definition
Lots: more likely affected individual is heterozygous
Term
Linkage analysis on family procedure steps (3)
Definition
1) Make a pedigree, 2) test family members with and without disease, 2) look for marker alleles with same pattern as disease in pedigree
Term
Linkage analysis on family is easiest if (2)
Definition
1) Many affected family members, 2) autosomal dominant disease
Term
Advantage of linkage analysis (2)
Definition
1) No pathophysiological hypothesis required, 2) rapid mapping to locus
Term
Disadvantages of linkage analysis (2)
Definition
1) Need large families with disease, 2) must still, then, find the gene
Term
LOD score is what
Definition
Log of the odds ratio
Term
What is the odds ratio when calculating the LOD score
Definition
Likelihood of co-inheritance of linkage over likelihood of co-inheritance of chance
Term
Each meiosis contributes how much numerically to the LOD score
Definition
0.3
Term
How many meioses are needed to reach the magical LOD 3
Definition
10 (0.3 * 10)
Term
Haplotype
Definition
Group of alleles from 2+ closely linked loci on the same chromosome
Term
HLA locus is an example of what
Definition
Haplotype
Term
Linkage disequilibrium often violates what
Definition
Hardy-Weinberg assumptions
Term
Advantages of association studies (3)
Definition
1) No need for large families like for linkage analysis, 2) may yield smaller regions, 3) may detect moderate risk genes
Term
Disadvantages of association studies (4)
Definition
1) Only works with 1 or few mutations, 2) type cohorts with more markers, 3) type control populations & patients, 4) controls need to be well-matched
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