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Gold standard PCR technique

Sanger's technique

PCR technique for known locus (exact codon) study JAK2V617F BRAFV600E

SBPE single base primer extension

PCR technique used in case of low tumour yield

Pyrosequencing

Genetic sequencing for low tumour yield or a contaminated sample

Next generation sequencing better than pyrosequencing

PCR technique used for lengthy DNA eg. Fragile X syndrome (CGGCGG...)

Amplicon length analysis


PCR technique used for RNA virus eg. COVID

RT PCR


Reverse transcriptase

PCR technique used for quantitative analysis

rT PCR real time COVID

Nucleotide repeats in fragile x syndrome

CGG

Nucleotide repeats in myotonic dystrophy

CTG

Nucleotide repeats in Freidrich's ataxia

GAA

Nucleotide repeats in Huntington's ds

CAG


Hunting in a CAGE

Genetic disorder in which mutation occurs in exon

Huntington's ds

Most specific feature of fragile X syndrome

Bilateral enlarged testes

Features of fragile X syndrome

Enlarged testes/ gonads


Facial abnormality - long face


Large forehead


Large ears


Large mandibles


Intellectual disability


Autism spectrum ds

Southern blotting done for

DNA

Western blotting done for

Proteins

Eastern blotting done for

Post transcriptional modifications

If PCR fails in fragile X syndrome which technique is applied for study

Southern blotting

PCR technique used in association studies/ PSM related

Genome wide association studies

Name the type of inheritance in which affected fathers do not have affected children but affected mothers always have affected children

Mitochondrial inheritance

Mitochondrial functional ds - examples

MELAS



Ocular involvement


NARP syndrome


CPEO chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia


LHON Leber's hereditary optic neuritis



Leigh syndeome



Pearson syndrome


Kearn Sayre syndrome


NARP syndrome

Mitochondrial functional ds


Neurological & ocular manifestations


NARP -


peripheral Neuropathy


Ataxia


Retinitis Pigmentosa

MELAS

Mitochondrial ds


Mitochondrial encephalopathy


Lactic Acidosis


Stroke like neurodeficits

Pearson syndrome

Mitochondrial ds in a child


Pancreatic Exocrine insufficiency


Anemia


Ring Sideroblasts



If progresses to teenage -


Kearn Sayre syndrome

Leigh syndrome

..

MERRF syndrome

Mitochondrial ds


Myoclonus


Epilepsy


Red Ragged Fibres in muscle biopsy


Electron microscopy -


1. Phonographic record appearance


2. Parking lot appearance

Muscle biopsy

MERRF syndrome


Red ragged fibres

MERRF syndrome

Gene associated with transformation of immature B cell to mature B cell

BTK Bruton associated tyrK

Genetic ds associated with BTK gene mutation

Bruton's hypogammaglobulinemia


Immature B cells cannot form mature B cells


Hypoplastic germinal centres in lymph nodes


Boys

Gene associated with transformation of mature B cell to plasma cell

BAFF

Genetic ds associated with BAFF gene mutation

CVID common variable immunodeficiency syndrome

Which cells are affected in CVID common variable immunodeficiency & features

Both B&T cells


BAFF mutation


M = F


Hyperplastic germinal centre

ICOS gene mutation is associated with

T cell deficiency only

Most common type of SCID

Overall - XLR


M/C in autosomal recessive - ADA deficient variety

Genetic defects & cell defects in SCID & enzyme deficiency

X linked recessive type - defect in gamma subunit of cytokine Rc



Autosomal recessive type -


ADA deficiency


JAK 3 defect


RAG 1,2 defect



Bcell T cell NK cell



Adenosine deaminase

Morbiliform rash in face is associated with

SCID

Gene therapy was first applied in which ds

SCID

Genetic defect in bare lymphocyte syndrome

MHC II

Genetic defect in Di George syndrome

Deletion of 22q11


TBX1 gene

Di George syndrome features

CATCH 22



Deletion of Chromosome 22 long arm 22q11 TBX gene



Problem in 3rd pharyngeal arch



Cleft palate


Abnormal facies


Thymus aplasia - T cell defect


Cardiac defects eg. TOF


Hypocalcemia - parathyroid hypoplasia PTH deficiency



Schizophrenia

Genetic ds associated with Schizophrenia

Di George syndrome

Genetic ds associated with Schizophrenia

Di George syndrome

Genetic defect & clinical features associated with hyperIgM syndrome

CD 40 receptor on B cell


Or CD 40 ligand on T cell (aka CD 154)



Infections


Pneumocystis jirovecii - crushed ping pong ball

Genetic defect & clinical features associated with hyperIgE syndrome/ JOB syndrome

STAT 3 gene

Genetic defect & features associated with Wiscott Aldrich syndrome

WAS gene Xp11.22


X linked recessive


Immunodeficiency syndrome



Triad - BIE


Bleeding episodes - small sized platelets - bone marrow defect


Repeated infections


Eczema



IgM decreased


IgA/E increased

Ataxia telangectesia gene defect

11q22

Genetic defect & features associated with alpha1 antitrypsin deficiency

Autosomal recessive


Chromosome 14


Panacinar emphysema


Cirrhosis of liver

Genetic defect associated with Ewing sarcoma

Translocation 11:22


EWS FLI1 fusion


Eleven...2 is reverse S


Wings make you fly

Genetic defect associated with desmoplastic small round cell tumour

Sarcoma


like.. Dobara Ewing sarcoma


T(11:22) EWS WT1

Genetic defect associated with extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma

EMC CME CML


t(9:22)

Genetic defect associated with synovial sarcoma

t(X 18)

Genetic defect associated with alveolar soft part sarcoma

t (X 17)

Genetic defect associated with infantile fibrosarcoma

t(12:15) ETV NTRK

Genetic defect associated with dermatofibrosarcoma protruberance

t(17:22) COLA

Genetic defect associated with nodular fasciitis

t(22:17)