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Genetics, Inborn Errors and Syndromes
Genetics, Inborn Errors and Syndromes Review for American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Board Certification Exam
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09/10/2012

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Term

Treacher Collins Syndrome

(Mandibulofacial Dysostosis)

Definition

Downward slanting eyes (anti-mongoloid) 90%

Malar hypoplasia 81%

Micrognathia 78%

Hypoplastic (or absent) external ears 77%

Lower lid colobomas 69%

Conductive hearing loss 40%

 

NORMAL INTELLIGENCE

 

AD inheritance but ~60% of cases represent a new mutation

Term
Delayed Tooth Eruption
Definition

Hypopituitarism

Hypothyroidism

Ectodermal Dysplasia

Term
Supernumerary Teeth
Definition

Apert Syndrome

Gardner Syndrome

Cleidocranial Dysostosis

Term
X-Linked Dominant Disorders
Definition

X-Linked Hyperphosphatemic Rickets

Rett's Syndrome

Incontinentia Pigmenti Type 2

Aicardi Syndrome

 

 

Term
DiGeorge Syndrome
Definition

CATCH-22

 

  • Cardiac
  • Abnormal facies
  • Thymic aplasia (leads to T-cell immune deficiency)
  • Cleft palate
  • Hypocalcemia (2° to hypoparathyroidism)
  • 22q11 deletion (FISH analysis +ive in 85%)

Late-onset hypocalcemia (~1 week of life)

 

Add'l features: hypothyroidism and GH deficiency

Term

Pseudohypoparathyroidism

(Albright's Hereditary Osteodystrophy)

Definition

End organ (Bone/Kidney) resistance to PTH

↓Calcium

↑Phosphorus

↑PTH



Maternally transmitted GNAS1 mutation

 

  • Round facies
  • Short stature
  • Short digits
  • Obesity
  • Developmental Delay
Term
Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism
Definition

Normal tissue response to PTH, so:

Normal Calcium, phosphorus and PTH levels

 

 

Physical findings of pseudohypoparathyroidism (AHO)

        • Round facies
        • Short stature
        • Short Digits
        • Obesity
        • Developmental Delay
Term
Williams Syndrome
Definition
  • Early-onset Hypercalcemia
    • Etiology unclear (Normal PTH, Vitamin D levels)
    • Typically transient, self-limited
  • Cocktail Party personality
  • Elfin facies
  • Developmental Problems (IQ 50-70)
  • Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis
  • Dx'ed by FISH - 7q11
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