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Genetics test 2
Mendalian disorders
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Medical
Graduate
02/02/2009

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Term
Ataxia Telengiectesa
Definition
AR; cerebellar ataxia, telengiectasia, groth retardation, immoglobulin defiency, predisposition to malignancy; cytogentic effect--> DNA repair defects, chromatid repair
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Bloom syndrome
Definition
AR; dwarfism, sun-sensitive, butterfly rash on face, perdisposition to malignancy; Cytogenic effects--> increased frequency of sister chromatid exchange (SCE)
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Fanconi Anemias
Definition
AR; short stature, radial hypoplasia, anemia, pancytopenia, bronzing of skin, predisposition to leukemia; cytogenic effect--> chromosome breakage and non-homologous interchange
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Fragil X
Definition
X-linked; Mental retardation, marco-orchidism, large ears and prominent jaw; cytogentic effect--> fragil set @ Xq27.3
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ICF syndrome
Definition
AR; immunodefiency, centromere instability, fetal anomalies cytogenic effect--> hypomethylation of specific DNA sequences, association of centromere of chromosomes 1, 9, 16
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Roberts syndrome
Definition
AR; Growth retardation, developmental delay, limb anomalies, craniofacial deformities; cytogenic effects--> separation of heterochromatic regions "railroad tracts" sister chromatid
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Xeroderma Pigmentosum
Definition
AR; sensitivitly to the sunlight, skin chnages, predisposition to malignancy; cytogenic effect--> excision repair defects, increased SCE rate after exposure to UV light or chemical carcinogens
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