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Mosaicism

McCune-Albright syndrome


due to Gs-protein activating mutation


affects


skin: unilateral café-au-lait spots


bone: polyostotic fibrous dysplasia


endocrine: eg. precocious puberty

Angelman syndrome

mutation or deletion of UBE3A gene on chromoseome 15

cystic fibrosis treatment

albuterol (β-2 agonist), dornase alfa, hypertonic saline (facilitates mucus clearance). azithromycin, ibuprofen (slows disease progression)


in patients with Phe508 deletion: combination of lumacaftor (corrects misfolded proteins and improves their transport to cell surface) and ivacaftor (opens Cl- channels ---> improved chloride transport)