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Biochemistry
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03/10/2012

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Term
spur cell anaemia
Definition

Deficiency: RBC's

 

Caused by formation of acanthocytes: excess cholesterol is transferred to outer leaflet, makes flat cells, increase SA of outer bilayer so less deformable which = sequenstration and destruction by spleen

Term
Hereditary spherocytosis
Definition

Deficiency: Membrane Proteins

 

non-functional spectrin, ankyrin, protein 4.1: spectrin deficiency causes unstable membrane - loses fragments and is less deformabile causes sequestration and destruction in spleen -> "Heamolytic Anemia".
This can lead to splenomgealy, jaundice, gall stones, etc

Term
Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy
Definition
mutation in emery (x-linked) or laminA/C (autosomal dominant) leads to contractures (elbows, ankles, neck) muscle weakness and atrophy - sudden heart failure and arrhythmia
Term
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Definition

Deficiency:Nuclear Lamins

 

a RARE cause is lamin A/C defect, leads to fragile nuclear lamina and cell death, congestive heart failure due to dilated heart and damaged tissue, heart can't contract efficiently.

 

mutation in actin (cardiac muscle isoform). Mutated where binds to Z disc → defective transmission of force in  cardiac myocytes → early heart failure. symptoms of CHF develop gradual: dyspnoea, weakness, fatigue, palpitations, ankle oedema….risk of PE & sudden death

Term
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
Definition

Deficiency: Mutation of Emerin (transmembrane protein that attaches to lamins; X-linked) or Lamin A/C (autosomal dominant)

 

Contractures (shortening of muscle or joint), especially in elbows, ankles, neck.  Flexion deformity of elbows, limited neck flexion.  Muscle weakness and atrophy, conduction defects and arrhythmias, sudden heart failure common

Term
Lipodystrophy
Definition

Deficiency: Nuclear Lamins

 

lamin A/C defect: preLamin A interacts with adipocyte TF (impaired adipocyte differentiation), accumulation of adipocyte in face/neck, peripheral lipatrophy with muscle prominence

Term
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome
Definition

Deficiency: Nuclear Lamins (autosomal dominant-sporadic)

altered lamin A (unstable nuclear envelope),


bleb formation, loss of peripheral heterochromatin, NPC clustering.
symptoms: aopecia, prominent eyes, loss subcutaneous fat, aged-looking skin, joint stiffness, arteriosclerosis, 18-24 months failure to thrive, 80% die from MI or CH

Term
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Definition

Deficiency: Nucleolar Defect

 

mutation in SMN proteins(survival of motor neurons) located in Gems -> defective snRNP assembly and pre-mRNA splicing, loss of motor neurons, most common neonatal death that is genetically determined, sudden onset, rapid progression: hypotonia, muscle weakness, atrophy

Term
Cystic Fibrosis
Definition

Mutation in CFTR : Cl- ion channel (plasma membrane protein across epithelial membranes) - mutation in folding of protein so it is ejected from ER back to the cytosol and degraded. Would function normally if transported to plasma membrane, but it never gets there.  Mucoid impaction → obstruction & 2y infection → fibrosis → bronchiectasis


Respiratory failure: most common cause of death

Term
Familial hypercholesterolemia
Definition

Deficiency: Protein folding

 

Class I: no protein, Class II: defective transport of LDL receptors from rER to Golgi (doesn't reach plasma membrane), folding problem, no LDL receptors on PM to bring in cholesterol, high levels of circulating cholesterol in blood.
Mutations LDL-R → ↑ Plasma cholesterol, ↑ synthesis LDL
xanthomata (ankle deposits) xanthelasmata (eyelid deposit), corneal arcus (white ring of cholesterol around iris), premature atherosclerosis

Term
I-cell disease (Inclusion Cell disease, Mucolipidosis II)
Definition

Deficiency: Protein Tagging

 

Deficiency of N-acetylglucosamine phosphotransferase which helps in attaching M6P tag→ Absense of M6P tag
Acid hydrolases lacking M6P are secreted extracellularly → Waste products accumulate as inclusion bodies
Symptoms: Skeletal abnormalities (lack of growth), Coarse facial features, Restricted joint movement, Psychomotor retardation, Enlarged liver, spleen, heart valves
Death CHF / RTI Life expectancy <10yrs

Term
Botulin Toxins: Botulism:
“Floppy baby syndrome”
Definition

Deficiency: Snare

 

toxin that is found in inadequately sterilized food
neurotoxin that cleaves synpatobrevin (v-snare in neuron). It inhibits ACh release at NMJ (no muscle contraction and reults in flaccid paralysis and paralysis of respiratory and skeletal muscles

Term
Tetanus
Definition

Deficiency: Snare

 

caused by: Wound contamination (Tetanus Toxin), this cleaves synaptobrevin (v-SNARE) and prevents vesicle fusion & release of GABA & glycine (= inhibitory NTs) from motor neurons.  No inhibition of contraction.
→ Prolonged contraction of skeletal muscles = violent Spastic paralysis
1st sign: trismus (lockjaw), then there is neck stiffness, dysphagia, pectoral & calf muscle rigidity can test with spatula test

Term
Familial hypercholesterolemia
Definition

Deficiency: endocytosis

 

Class IV: LDL-R not localised to coated pits (III - binding problem).  Causes ineffective endocytosis because receptors aren't clustering.
major risk for CAD (coronary artery disease) CVA (cerebrovascular disease), premature atherosclerosis (build up of foam cells in vessels (V - recycling)

Term
Hurler syndrome (MPS IH)
Definition

Deficiency: Mucopolysaccharidoses (defective degradation of GAGs - mucopolysaccharides)

 

Most severe MPS, Deficiency of α-L-iduronidase → accumulation of dermatan sulphate & heparan sulphate
At few months old: Physical & mental deterioration, growth stops at 2-4 yrs, hepatosplenomegaly, Deafness, Skeletal deformity, Coarse facial features, Hirsutism (women have excess facial and body hair that is dark and coarse) ,Thickened skin, Corneal clouding
Death ≤10 yrs

Term
Scheie & Hurler-Scheie syndrome
(MPS IS & MPS IHS)
Definition

Deficiency: Mucopolysaccharidoses

 

Residual α-L-iduronidase activity
Milder disease (Scheie = mildest MPS I)

Term
Hunter syndrome (MPS II)
Definition

Deficiency: Mucopolysaccharidoses, X-linked

 

Deficiency of iduronodate sulphatase → accumulation of dermatan sulphate & heparan sulphate
Similar to Hurler syndrome BUT - Later presentation (2-4 yrs) & milder course (survival into 30’s), no corneal clouding

Term
Sanfilippo syndrome (MPS III)
Definition

Deficiency: Mucopolysaccharidoses

 

Defect in heparan sulphate degradation (types A-D)
Normal first 1-2 yrs, followed by progressive mental retardation & increasing behavioural disturbance. Aggressive behaviour & destructiveness, Hyperactivity, Sleep disturbance, Hearing loss, Progressive immobility, dysphagia, seizures & dementia, Mild facial dysmorphism (no hirsurtism). Death late teens/early 20’s
(Hurler = most severe MPS but children with Sanfilippo live longer with more severe behavioural problems)

Term
Morquio syndrome (MPS IV)
Definition

Deficiency: Mucopolysaccharidoses

 

Defective degradation of keratan sulphate, Deficiency of: Galactosamine-6-sulphatase (MPS IV A) β-galactosidase (milder) (MPS IV B).  Keratan sulphate in urine, Short stature, Kyphoscoliosis, Pectus carinatum (pigeon chest), Deafness, Weakness, Aortic regurgitation → cardiomegaly, Normal IQ
Often considered skeletal dysplasia rather than storage disease

Term
Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome (MPS VI)
Definition

Deficiency: Mucopolysaccharidoses

 

Deficiency of arylsulphatase B
Similar to Hurler but normal IQ

Term
Sly syndrome (MPS VII)
Definition

Deficiency:Mucopolysaccharidoses

 

Deficiency of β -glucoronidase
Wide variability in severity; different mutations

Term
Chédiak-Higashi syndrome
Definition

Deficiency: Leukodystrophies

 

Mutation CHS1/LYST = lysosomal trafficking regulatory protein normally involved in vesicle fusion, delayed fusion of phagosome with lysosome in leukocytes, Autophagocytosis of melanosomes in melanocytes → albinism, Granular defects in NK cells & platelets
Recurrent infections (life threatening), Hypopigmentation, Mild coagulation defects.  USMLE = DEFECT IN MICROTUBULE POLYMERIZATION THAT CAUSES DEFECTS IN CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES

Term
Gaucher's disease
Definition

Deficiency: Lipid storage disorders / Sphingolipidoses

 

Most common lysosomal storage disease.  Deficiency of glucocerebrosidase.  Accumulation of glucocerebroside (a glycosphingolipid) in macrophages called a "gaucher's cell". Progressive hepatosplenomegaly (Hypersplenism - increased destruction of RBCs, WBCs and platelets). 3 types, I= 99% (no brain involvement), in II/III - progressive CNS involvement.  

Term
Gangliosidoses; Tay Sachs disease
Definition

Deficiency: Lipid storage disorders / Sphingolipidoses

 

accumulaiton of gangliosides, rapid neurodegeneration, blindness

Term
III: Scheie and Schie-Hurler Syndrome
Definition

Deficiency: residual alpha-1-L-iduronidase

 

Milder form of I-cell disease, later onset, survival into adulthood.  

Term
Gout
Definition

Deficiency: enzyme

 

Hyperuricaemia: high levels of uric acid in the blood – start to get crystallizaiton formation -> deposit at big toe, etc
Eventually deposits will destroy surrounding tissue from inflammatory response (defect in xanthine oxidase enzyme)

Term
Zellweger Syndrome
Definition

PEX mutations

Failure to import peroxisomal proteins due to defective peroxin channels = empty peroxisomes.  Peroxins don’t recognise Ser-Lys-Leu (SKL) signal → Failure to import peroxisomal enzymes: Peroxisome deficiency. Accumulation of VLCFAs in glial cell membrane, (no β-oxidation) → abnormal brain development, neuronal migration defects, hypomyelination

Accumulation of VLCFAs in liver → hepatomegaly & liver failure. Lack of bile acids → ↓ fat absorption → ↓ ATP → muscle weakness
Severe neurological dysfunction: Hypotonia, Hyporeflexia, Seizures, Mental retardation,Dysphagia, Dysmorphic features, Prominent forehead, Hypertelorism (Widely spaced eyes), large fontanelles 

Term
X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (XALD)
Definition

Deficiency: enzyme

 

Defect in transport of VLCFA into peroxisome. 


Most common peroxisomal disorder: Defective membrane protein that imports VLCFAs.  Defective breakdown of VLCFAs
Therefore, VLCFAs accumulate in Brain (glial cells) → myelin breakdown, Adrenal cortex → adrenal atrophy
NOT MUTATION OF PEX GENE

Term
Barth's syndrome
Definition

Deficiency: protein

 

Cardiomyopathy, Generalised muscle weakness & chronic fatigue, Neutropenia. High mortality in infancy, Sudden infant death, Infection, Cardiac failure.  Inner membrane is highly impaired, messes up ATP synthesis.

Term
Progressive External Ophtalmoplegia
Definition

Deficiency: giant mtDNA deletions

 

late onset: 18-40, bilateral ptosis, progressive weakening of external eye muscles, Proximal muscle weakness and wasting, exercise intolerance, biochemical/histological muscle pathology, mtDNA depletion or multiple large deletions
Caused by mutation in polymerase domain for Pol Y or mutation in TWINKLE gene for mitochondrial helicase

Term
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome (KSS)
Definition

Deficiency:giant mtDNA deletions

 

Without bone marrow involvement, late onset, mtDNA deletion in muscle (not blood), ragged red fibers, cerebellar ataxia, heart block

Term
Pearson Syndrome
Definition

Deficiency: giant mtDNA deletions

 

bone marrow involvement, pediatric disease, pancytopenia (all tissues have deletion), anemia, pancreative (exocrine) failure

Term
MELAS
Definition

Deficiency: mt tRNA deletion

 

Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy Lactic Acidosis, Stroke like episodes: short stature, stroke-like episodes: vomiting, headache, visual disturbance, diabetes, sensorineural hearing loss, maternally trasmitted
mutation in tRNA(leu)

Term
MERRF
Definition

Deficiency: mt tRNA deletion

 

Myoclonus Epilepsy & Ragged Red Fibers: progressive myoclonic epilepsy and seizures.
Mutation in tRNA(lys) - heteroplasmic

Term
LHON
Definition

Deficiency: mt mRNA

 

Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy

subacute painless bilateral visual failure, male:female 4:1 (x-chromosome involved),
mutated gene: missense mutation (G to an A) in subunit of Complex 1 (may be homoplasmic, but only affected tissue = optic nerve)

Term
NARP
Definition

Deficiency: mt mRNA

 

Neurogenic muscle weakness, ataxia, retinitis, pigmentosa: late-childhood/adult onset peripheral neuropathy. Ataxia, pigmentation, retinopathy, maternally inherited Leigh Syndrome is a more severe form with more mutated mtDNA
Mutated gene: ATPase 6 gene (missense mutation in one of the two complex V subunits)

Term
Cholera toxin
Definition

Deficiency: Subunits of G-protein

 

ADP ribosylation (toxins attach ADP-ribose residue to Gα subunit of Gs) Locks stimulatory Gs into the active state by blocking GTPase activity → Activates secretion pathways and regulates ion channels in small intestine (opens Cl- and Na+ channels), get large amount of watery diarrhea with water secretion too.

Term
E.coli toxin
Definition

Deficiency: Subunits of G-protein

 

Traveller’s disrrhoea: mechanism same as Cholera.  Activates response

Term
Pertussis toxin
Definition

Deficiency: Subunits of G-protein

 

whooping cough (Bordetella pertussis): ADP ribosylation Locks Gi into GDP-bound state;  inactivates Gi  → Prolonged & inappropriate response

Term
NIDDM
Definition

Deficiency: RTK Receptor

 

Non Insulin-Dependent diabetes mellitus: hyperglycemia (bv's, kidneys, eyes), type II - b/c has insulin production with down regulated insulin receptor so decrease kinase activity and TK activity (GBR2) and secondary messengers. insulin resistance in skeletal m, liver, adipose tissue and pancreatic B cell dysfunction -> insulin deficiency.  #1 risk factor is obesity.

Term
Alzheimer disease
Definition

Deficiency: microtubule deformation

 

Most common cause of dementia.  Caused by NFTs (intraneuronal neurofibrillary tangles made up of clumps of tau protein): hyperphosphorylated tau (MAP protein) which ↓ functional MT (depolymerisation & disruption of axon transport) and accumulate in β-amyloid / senile plaques (extracellular) (β-A42/43, apoE also present → progressive neuronal damage.)  Progressive impairment of visual-spacing skill (gets lost), memory and cognition. 
If genetically derived: Familial, autosomal dominant (5-10%) - Early onset (<60): Presinilin , Presinilin 2, β-amyloid precursor, (trisomy 21, beta amyloid protein coded on 21)
Predisposition - Late onset (>60):  Senile, Apolipoprotein E (ε4 allele), Late onset = Multifactorial
Multifactorial: Apo E4 : major genetic risk-factor, earlier age of onset of LATE ONSET AD, also earlier age of onset in early onset autosomal dominant disease. 
Apo E2: reduced risk

Term
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) - Kartagener Syndrome
Definition

Deficiency: cilia (microtubules)

 

immotile cilia & sperm → retention of secretions & recurrent infection (bronchitis, otitis media & sinusitus) → infertility.  Mutation in dynein arms 

50% = Kartagener syndrome; Bronchiectasis, Situs inversus, Chronic paranasal sinusitis, Infertility

Term
Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex
Definition

Deficiency: keratin

 

Keratin 5, 14: Rupture of cells in the epidermis basal layer; Rupture of keratin IFs connecting to basal lamina, Blister forms above basement membrane in fragile skin: minor mechanical friction / trauma recurrent blister formation

Term
Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis
Definition

Deficiency: keratin

 

Keratins 1 + 10: suprabasilar differentiation of keratinocytes: defect weakens structural stability of keratinocytes → easy blistering, Chronic wounding → hyperproliferation → thickened skin

Term
Epidermolytic Plantopalmar Keratoderma
Definition

Deficiency: keratin

 

keratin 9, only expressed in palms & soles)

Term
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
Definition
Severe X-linked immunodeficiency syndrome: Mutation WASP (expressed only in haematopoietic cells) cannot migrate WBC's - Rac-GTP / cdc42-GTP, WASP, Arp2/3 activation → failure of actin nucleation & disruption of signalling pathways. Thrombocytopenia, Eczema, Recurrent infections. Death before adulthood without BMT
Term
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Definition

lamin A/C defect (rare), leads to fragile nuclear lamina and cell death, congestive heart failure


actin (cardiac muscle isoform) mutation. Mutated where binds to Z disc → defective transmission of force in  cardiac myocytes → early heart failure. symptoms of CHF develop gradual: dyspnoea, weakness, fatigue, palpitations, ankle oedema….risk of PE & sudden death

Term
Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy v
Definition

Deficiency: myosin II

 

1 in 500: Mutations: cardiac isoforms – myosin II (70%), tropomyosin, troponin. #1 cause sudden cardiac death in athletes.  Muscle contraction not as effective as it should be.  Cardiac muscles try to compensate with hypertrophy until not effective at all.
Asymptomatic, mildly symptomatic Dyspnoea, Angina, Palpitation, Syncope, Fatigue, Fatal cardiac arrest (5-10%)

Term
Duchenne’s MD
Definition

Deficiency: dystrophin, X-linked

 

Most common & most severe degenerative skeletal & cardiac muscle disorder. Genetically lethal in males (2/3 mutation from carrier mother, 1/3 new mutation; 10-20% gonadal mosaicism.  No detectable dystrophin in muscle, total loss of function
Normal at birth, develop muscle weakness by age 3 - 5 (begins pelvic girdle muscles, progresses to shoulder girdle muscles) Leg weakness: Gower’s sign Waddle-like gait, Calf pseudohypertrophy (repeated muscle damage) Lordosis, scoliosis, ↑ serum creatine kinase (CK) levels. Wheelchair bound by 10-12 yrs.  Muscle contractures, Mild cognitive impairment - (20% ↓IQ) Respiratory & cardiac musculature increasingly impaired, Rarely survive beyond 20-30yrs: respiratory failure (70%) or cardiac failure.  Manifesting heterozygotes.

Term
Becker's MD
Definition

Deficiency: dystrophin, x-linked

 

Mutation in dystrophin, partial function: inframe insertions / deletions → aberrant but partially functional dystrophin protein → more mild disease form
15% of dystrophin mutations. Onset late childhood / adolescence
Slower progression & significant variability Increased serum creatine kinase (CK) levels.

Term
Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy
Definition

Deficiency: emerin

 

Mutation of Emerin (x-linked) or LaminA/C (autosomal dominant) in nuclear envelope.  Fragile nuclear envelop, affects physically stressed tissues: muscle fibers.  Affects skeletal and cardiac muscle.  Onset: Early childhoodEarly contractures: elbows, ankles, neck (flexion deformity of elbows, reduced joint mobility).  Cardiomyopathy, Conduction defects and Arrhythmias in adulthood.  

Term
Myotonic Dystrophy
Definition

Deficiency: myotonin protein kinase

 

Common (2nd after DMD) myotonin protein kinase (MD type 1: 98%) Trinucleotide repeat disorder (CTG): anticipation (expansion of repeats through germ line, will reach symptomatic threshold).  Slowly progressive muscle degeneration & Myotonia = sustained involuntary contraction of muscle group, Weakness: hands, legs (gait abnormalities), sternomastoids, Atrophy of facial muscles → ptosis & haggard appearance

Term
Facioscapulohumeral MD
Definition

Deficiency: (not listed); autosomal dominant

 

Rare: Progressive weakness of face, scapula, upper arms Deletion of subtelomeric tandem repeat (CTG). Age onset: 10-40 yrs (95% by age 20): Inability to puff cheeks, Initially facial weakness (expressionless), ptosis, weakness: shoulders, upper arms difficulty raising arms → scapular winging.  Normal life expectancy

Term
Limb Girdle MD (LGMD)
Definition

Deficiency: sarcoglycans

 

LGMD 2: Onset: 10-20yrs, Calpain, Mutation in α-, β-, γ-, δ- sarcoglycans. Titin (associated with myosin) Telethonin (onset is later than duchenne's but could be same as Becker's).  Clinically similar to X-linked DMD, "Limb girdle": hip and shoulder.
Slow (& variable) rate of progression, earlier onset, faster progression
Severe disability within 20-25 yrs, Death: respiratory failure
LGMD vs. DMD: Pseudohypertrophy & contractures rare, No cognitive impairment

Term
Congenital muscular dystrophy
Definition

Deficiency: laminin

 

Onset: birth. Mutation: Laminin (skeletal muscle isoform) & ……General muscle weakness, respiratory insufficiency, contractures, seizures, mental retardation
impaired myogenesis, synaptogenesis & mechanical stability. Clinically variable

Term
Scurvy
Definition

Deficiency: Hydroxyproline

 

Deficiency of Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), fewer H-bonds formed in triple helix, weak connective tissue, bleeding gums, loosened teeth, petechiae, ecchymoses, poor wound healing, poor bone development, decreased wound healing, anemia, fatigue
at risk: infants, elderly, alcoholis, smokers

Term
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Definition

Deficiency: fibrillar collagen

 

defect in collagen (fibrillar - I,II,III,V) synthesis --> improper assembly of collagen, connective tissue weakness, hyperextensible fragile skin, joint hypermobility, and dislocation

Type I, 43% EDS (severe)  Collagen I/V mutation, joint hypermobility, hyperextensible skin
Type II, 35% EDS (mild): Collagen I / V mutation
Type IV, 6% EDS: Collagen III mutation - Collagen III found in blood vessels & granulation tissue Vascular type: arterial, intestinal, uterine rupture, easy bruising, thin translucent skin, varicose veins.
Type VI, 2% EDS: Mutations in lysyl hydroxylase, Collagen lacks structural stability. Ocular fragility: retinal hemorrhage and detachment, corneal rupture. Kyphoscoliosis
Type VII, 3% EDS: Defect in converting procollagen I to collagen I Joint hypermobility

Term
Marfan's Syndrome
Definition

Deficiency: elastin (Fibrillin)

 

Fibrillin gene mutation, weak elastic tissue: aortic root dilatation and dissection, aortic/mitral regurgitation, retinal detachment, lens subluxation, tall, thin, arachnodactyly (long limbs and fingers), pectus excavatum (pigeon chest)

Term
Emphysema
Definition

Deficiency: elastase

 

COPD - mutated alpha1-AT (alpha1-antitrypsin) that binds irreversibly to the active site on elastase. Age of onset is 30-50 and earler if patient is a smoker. Causes dyspnea, hyperventilation, hyper-inflated chest (barrel chest)

Term
Diabetic Nephropathy: Hyperglycemia, Diabetes mellitus
Definition

Deficiency: HSPG defect

 

downregulation HSPG (heparin sulfate proteoglycan, losing high negative charge), cause collagen glycosylation & unusual cross-linking →  GBM (glomerular basement membrane) thickening (lose normal filtration properties in membrane): ↑collagen, ↓HSPG →  Expansion of mesangial matrix. Proteinuria & progressive renal failure, #1 indication for renal dialysis.  Diabetes Mellitus is the most common cause of kidney failure in the world.

Term
Bullous Pemphigoid
Definition

Deficiency: hemidesmosomal proteins

 

Common autoimmune blistering disease: autoantibodies to hemidesmosomal protein --> Distrupt dermal-epidermal junction. Subepidermal blisters

Term
Chron's Disease/Ulcerative Collitis
Definition

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (autoimmune)

 

Abnormal inflammatory response --> dysplasia --> GI cancer risk
Down-regulation of epithelial TJ protein occludin may play a role in enhanced paracellular permeability and PMN(polymorphin neutrophils) transmigration observed in active inflammatory bowel disease. disease flares characterised by transepithelial migration of neutrophils (PMN) & altered epithelial barrier function

Term
Pemphigus
Definition

Deficiency: desmosome

 

Pemphigus (pemphigus vulgaris): autoimmune disorder (defect of desmosomal cadherins) blistering & raw sores on skin & mucous membranes skin pulls apart --> abnormal movement of fluid within skin --> blisters 

Term
Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy
Definition

Deficiency: connexin, x-linked

 

progressive degeneration (demyelination) of peripheral nerves, muscle  weakness & atrophy, impairment of deep tendon reflexes. Key characteristics: Foot-drop, High stepping gait, High arched foot, Hammertoes. In the form missing connexin-32; these are necessary for intra-cellular gap junctions between coils of Schwann cell.

Term
Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
Definition

Deficiency: integrin

 

β2 integrin mutation → Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency (LAD)
Impaired leukocyte chemotaxis & extravasation & phagocytosis
Patients suffer from repeated life-threatening bacterial infections

Term
Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)
Definition

Mutations in Type I collagen; procollagen a (I) chain genes. Most clinically severe phenotypes from substitutions of invariant glycine. Triple helix forms CN-terminus gly mutations near C-term’ = more deleterious; N-term’ permit substantial triple helix formation

Range of phenotypic severity: Perinatal lethal mild predisposition to fractures. Skeletal deformities, Fractures (bone fragility), blue sclera

Term
Alport Syndrome
Definition

Deficiency: (not listed)

 

Common inherited cause of kidney failure. Mutation α5 chain of Type IV collagen (basal lamina). Type IV important in glomerulus of kidney.  Nephritis & deafness. Haematuria, Proteinuria, HTN

Term
Goodpasture Syndrome
Definition

 Rare auto-immune disease (onset: teens-20’s & ↑ males, which is unusual). Auto-antibodies to Type IV collagen (α3 chain) → Inflammatory destruction of BM in kidney glomerulus & lung alveoli

Haemoptysis & glomerulonephritis with progressive renal failure

Term
Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
Definition
Mutation collagen VII - “butterfly children”: extremely fragile skin, minor mechanical friction / trauma, recurrent blister formation. Absence of anchoring fibrils, Severly debilitating blistering causes syndactyly.  Below basal lamina
Term
Achondroplasia
Definition
FGFR3 (Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3) mutation.  Most common form of dwarfism:  Constitutive expression of FGFR3 in chondrocytes → restricts chondrocyte proliferation (bone growth) → excessive bone growth inhibition due to excessive signaling of receptor. 
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