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______ is seen in LCHAD but not in MCAD

Myopathy

Uric acidemia is typical of _________

Lesch-Nyhan disease

High gamma-aminolevulinic acid is typically seen in _______

Acute Intermittent Porphyria

Elevated levels of long-chain fatty acids are typically seen in ______

X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy

Low cholesterol levels are typically seen in _______

Smith-Lemli-Opitz

High ammonia levels are typically seen in _______

OTC deficiency

In __________, we would not expect to see liver failure

propionic acidemia

You would NOT expect hypoketotic hypoglycemia in ______

SCAD

Expanded NBS by tandem-mass spectrometry is not helpful in identifying _________

Lysosomal storage disorders

Liver disease is LEAST likely to be presenting feature of _________

Homocystinuria

Cataracts are typically seen in ___________

Galactosemia

Kidney stones are most likely to be seen with ______

Cystinuria

The BEST current treatment for OTC deficiency is _________

Sodium benzoate and phenylacetate

The BEST current treatment for XL Adrenoleukodystrophy is _________

Bone marrow transplant

____________ is associated with an increased risk for infection in the neonatal period

Galactosemia

Primary respiratory alkalosis is classically associated with higher ammonia levels that occur in patients with _____________

Urea cycle defects

________ are NOT associated with abnormal ammonia levels

Lysosomal storage disorders

Kinky hair is associated with ___________

Argininosuccinic aciduria

_______ is most commonly associated with metabolic liver disease

Renal Fanconi syndrome

Pulmonary embolism is most commonly associated with _________

Homocystinuria

______ is the toxic compound in MSUD

Leucine

______ is the toxic compound in hepatorenal tyrosinemia

Succinylacetone

________ is NOT associated with rhabdomyolysis

GSD I aka von Gierke disease

______ is a urea cycle defect that is not typically associated with an acute hyperammonemic crisis

Arginase deficiency

In a newborn with an organic acidemia, you would expect to see ______

ketosis

______ is typically NOT seen in tyrosinemia type 1

Thromboembolism

Typical features of _______ include Renal Fanconi syndrome, neurologic crises, liver dysfunction, and hypophosphatemic rickets

tyrosinemia type 1

A 6m old presents with macrocephaly, MRI reveals fluid accumulation anterior to the frontal and temporal lobest. ______ is the most likely diagnosis.

Glutaric acidemia

Progressive liver disease is associated with ______

argininosuccinic acid lyase deficiency

Acute crises with significant ketosis is MOST likely to be seen with _____

SCAD

A pregnant woman develops acute fatty liver of pregnancy. The most likely fatty acid oxidation defect in the fetus would be ______.

LCHAD

_______ is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern.

mtDNA depletion

Most cases of _______ have severe, lethal neonatal lactic acidosis with or without multiple congenital anomalies.

pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency

______ is commonly present in LCHAD but absent in MCAD.

Myopathy

Hypoglycemia, myopathy, and cardiomyopathy are all present in ______

LCHAD

________ both involve tissues with high energy requirements, and thus are most expected to occur as a result of mitochondrial disease.

Diabetes and renal tubular acidosis

Neonatal liver failure and encephalopathy are most consistent with ______

mtDNA depletion syndrome

Migraine and multiple strokes or stroke-like episodes is most consistent with ______

MELAS

Cardiac conduction defects, ocular myopathy, and ataxia is most consistent with ______

Kearns-Sayre

Respiratory dysfunction and cranial nerve abnormalities are most consistent with ______

Leigh disease

Progressive epilepsy and dementia are hallmarks of ______

MERRF

______ can lead to secondary mtDNA abnormalities, including depletion and multiple deletions

MNGIE

Homoplasmic mtDNA mutations are the cause of ______

LHON

Moderate and high levels of T8993G or C heteroplasmy generally cause _____

MILS and NARP

The most common clinical presentation of the A3243G mutation is ______

diabetes

_____ is an assembly protein in which mutations should be considered in infants with Leigh disease and a deficiency of complex 4

SURF1

Elevated CSF protein is most typically found in ______

Kearns-Sayre

Cyclic-vomiting syndrome demonstrates ______ inheritance in a substantial proportion of cases

maternal

______ mutations can lead to a wide variety of phenotypes, including SANDO, PEO, male sub-fertility, POF in women, and a wide variety of muscle and brain disorders

Gamma polymerase

There are NO well-defined screening guidelines for ______, and these individuals will develop many cancers

Li-Fraumeni

Characteristic presentation of Lynch syndrome would most likely have ______

15 adenomatous polyps

Homozygous loss of ______ leads to a high risk for developing colon cancer at very early ages, as well as brain tumors and other malignancies

PMS2

______ is caused by mutations in the STK11 gene

Peutz-Jeghers

The polyps in juvenile polyposis are most often ______

hamartomatous

______ is a rare cancer syndrome that is AR-inherited

MYH polyposis

______ is caused by APC (2/3) or a MMR gene (1/3)

Turcot

Trichilemomma is highly suggestive of _________

Cowden syndrome

Individuals with ______ require upper endoscopic screening

FAP

______ is imprinted; it causes many pheos and paras when inherited from the father

SDHD

______ can present with spontaneous pneumothorax and fibrofolliculoma; due to mutations in the FLCN gene

Birt-Hogg-Dube

Close to 100% of patients with MEN1 have ______ by age 40

hyperparathyroidism

Patients with ______ can have similar dysmorphic features to patients with Marfan.

MEN2B

Sensitivity for genetic testing for ______ approaches 100%

von Hippel Lindau

A woman comes to see you because she has a niece who was diagnosed with a metabolic condition with recurrent vomiting, seizures and smells like 'sweaty feet'. The best option for carrier testing would be ______

isovaleric acidemia

Gastrointestinal issues are NOT a part of ______

Kearns-Sayre syndrome

Maternally-inherited mitochondrial disorders are commonly multifactorial, which is most effectively illustrated by ______

Autism spectrum disorders

A 2-month-old male presents in the ER with difficulty breathing, hemi-facial paralysis, movement disturbances, and possible seizures. The most likely diagnosis is ______

Leigh disease

An infant has a history of poor feeding, severe lethargy, vomiting and seizures, with significant lactic acidosis and bilateral renal cysts. The likely diagnosis is ______

Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency

______ can demonstrate inheritance through imprinting

Niemann-Pick

Which form of MPS does not have neurological involvement?

MPS VI (Maroteaux-Lamy)

A newborn male resents with severe lactic acidosis and congenital malformations of the brain and kidneys. A maternal half-brother died of a very similar illness. The most likely diagnosis is ______

pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency

Two sisters are affected with cataracts in infancy, MR, microcephaly, nystagmus, and moderate growth deficiency. The most likely diagnosis is ______

Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome

Hallervorden-Spatz disease is associated with basal ganglia accumulation of ______

iron

Individuals with CADASIL are at risk for ______

multiple strokes

Dominantly inherited epilepsy tends to be associated with ______

ion channel gene mutations

Mutations in the synuclein gene are most likely to result in ______

tremor

Patients with basal cell nevus syndrome (Gorlin) are most likely to develop which of the following brain tumors?

Medulloblastoma

A quadruplet repeat expansion is associated with ______

myotonic dystrophy

NOTCH3 gene mutations cause ______

strokes (CADASIL)

______ presents with absent tearing

Familial dysautonomia

Your patient is suspected to have Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. Family history is negative. What is your testing strategy to confirm this diagnosis?

Methylation analysis -> CDKN1C sequencing -> karyotype

The gene for Beckwith-Wiedemann is located on chromosome ______

11

Supravalvar aortic stenosis is most commonly found in ______

Williams syndrome

______ is NOT part of the RAS/MAPK pathway

NF2

Mutations in ______ cause Pallister-Hall syndrome and Grieg cephalopolysyndactyly

GLI3

Mutations in ______ cause Cornelia de Lange syndrome

NIPBL

Mutations in ______ cause Waardenburg type 1

PAX3

Mutations in ______ cause Kabuki syndrome

MLL2

Mutations in ______ cause Alagille syndrome

JAGGED1

Mutations in ______ cause Smith-Lemli-Optiz

DHCR7

Mutations in ______ cause Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy

GNAS

______ is NOT due to mutations in an FGFR gene?

Saethre-Chotzen

______ causes a syndrome that typically does not include clefting

CREBBP

An ultrasound finding of bilateral syndactyly involving the 3rd and 4th digit is most likely a sign of ______

triploidy

______ is not produced by the placenta

Unconjugated estriol (uE3)

Significantly decreased uE3 is typically associated with ______

steroid sulfatase deficiency (STS)

Significantly decreased uE3 is typically associated with ______

Smith-Lemli-Opitz

Significantly decreased uE3 is typically associated with ______

adrenal hypoplasia

Omphalocele is frequently seen in ______

Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

Echogenic bowel is frequently seen in ______

cystic fibrosis

Coarctation of the aorta is frequently seen in ______

Turner syndrome

Tetralogy of Fallot is frequently seen in ______

DiGeorge syndrome

Holoprosencephaly is frequently seen in ______

trisomy 13

Dandy-Walker malformation is frequently seen in ______

Walker-Warburg syndrome

A pregnant woman has an ultrasound that identifies a lumbar myelomengomyelocele in the fetus. The exposure most closely associated with this is ______

valproic acid

A 30 year old woman with a prior stillbirth has serum screening with low uE3. Which abnormalities in the stillborn child would be most helpful in establishing a diagnosis?

short limbs and polydactyly

A 12yo girl is referred for a childhood history of bilateral retinoblastoma, which was treated with bilateral external beam radiotherapy. Her risk is highest to develop ______

osteosarcoma

The DR with microarray for global DD, ID, and/or multiple congenital anomalies is ______

15-20%

According to ACMG, ______ is NOT an indication to utilize microarray as a first-tier test

speech delay

The sum of the size of the runs of homozygosity divided by the total autosomal genomic length approximately equals ______

the % identical by descent

A 32yo pt presents to discuss genetic testing for HCM. There is no family history of HCM. The MOST LIKELY explanation for this is ______

reduced penetrance

A genetic mutation has been found in a family with a history of left ventricular hypertrophy. A mutation in a ______ gene is most likely

sarcomere

______ can be caused by a mutation in a sarcomere gene

HCM

A woman presents with a KCNQ1 gene mutation. She is at risk for ______

Short/Long QT

A 42yo male underwent an endomyocardial biopsy which showed fatty infiltration. He has a family hx of multiple sudden cardiac deaths. The MOST LIKELY responsible condition is ______

ARVD

Mutations in BMPR2 account for approximately 11-40% of individuals diagnosed with ______

idiopathic pulmonary hypertension

Mutations in SCN5A are associated with Long QT syndrome and Brugada syndrome. This is an example of ______

phenotypic heterogeneity

______ is characterized by the muscle that makes up the left ventricle stretching and becoming thinner, eventually spreading to the right ventricle and atria

Dilated cardiomyopathy

______ is a cardiomyopathy that is generally a genetic disorder, unlikely to be caused by other factors

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

Mutations in ______ make up the majority of pulmonary arterial hypertension

BMPR2

______ most closely considers the chance that the genetic test will reveal VUSs, FPs or FN results

Clinical validity

Mutations in GLA result in ______, which can present with HCM

Fabry disease

Mutations in MYH7 and MYPBPC3 each make up about 40% of ______

HCM

Sudden unexpected nocturnal death syndrome (SUNDS) and ______ are considered to be the same disorder

Brugada

Mutations in ______ make up 15-30% of Brugada syndrome

SCN5A

______ is characterized by widespread obstruction and obliteration of the smallest pulmonary arteries

Pulmonary arterial hypertension

The most common symptom of pulmonary arterial hypertension is ______

dyspnea

Pulmonary arterial hypertension can occur along with ______, particularly with mutations in ACVRL1

hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

Approximately 5% of individuals with ______ have more than one mutation

HCM

The V122I mutation for ______ is common in the African-American population

familial TTR amyloidosis

_____ is the cancer most characteristic of Muir-Torre syndrome

Sebaceous carcinoma

Desmoid tumors are associated with _______

FAP

The lifetime risk for breast cancer is 50% in ______

Peutz-Jeghers

A family history of cancer at a young age in a 7 yo male patient diagnosed with hepatoblastoma is most likely due to a mutation in ______

APC

_____ is the most likely neurological-associated cancer you would expect with an MSH2 mutation

Glioblastoma

Lobular breast cancer is characteristic of______

hereditary diffuse gastric cancer

The breast cancer associated with ______ can occur at an earlier age than that associated with BRCA 1/2

Li-Fraumeni syndrome

A female patient presents with renal hybrid of oncocytoma and chromophobe renal carcinoma and has a FLCN gene mutation, giving her a diagnosis of ______

Birt-Hogg-Dube

A 35yo pt presents with a hx of polyposis of the colon, desmoid tumors and osteomas. He has a clinical diagnosis of ______, and should begin colorectal screening as young as 10yo

Gardner syndrome

A 50yo man with hamartomatous polyps of the small intestine and calcifying sertoli cell tumors of the testes most likely has a mutation in ______

STK11

A 40yo woman with macrocephaly, coarse facial features, cardiac fibromas, and multiple basal cell carcinoma most likely has a mutation in ______

PTCH

A 40yo woman with macrocephaly, l'Hermitte-Duclos disease and trichilemmomas and follicular thyroid cancer, who has a son with developmental delay most likely has a mutation in ______

PTEN

An 18yo man with multiple spinal meningiomas, bilateral vestibular schwannomas and cataracts likely has a mutation in ______

NF2

Sarcoma, breast, brain, leukemia, and adrenocortical are all cancers common in ______

Li Fraumeni

_______ thyroid cancer is most associated with FAP

Papillary

______ thyroid cancer is most associated with MEN2

Medullary

______ thyroid cancer is most associated with Cowden syndrome

Follicular

______ results from the activation of an oncogene

MEN2

______ is related to the development of pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas and is imprinted

SDHD

______ is not associated with pheochromocytomas

MEN1

A young child presents with photophobia, dry skin, marked freckling and severe sunburns with blistering. The most likely diagnosis is ______

xeroderma pigmentosa

A VUS can be found in as high as 20% of African Americans that are tested for ______

BRCA 1/2

A patient with _______ who has characteristic presentation would most likely have about 15 adenomatous colon polyps

Lynch syndrome

______ is the most common mechanism by which a Lynch syndrome gene may be somatically altered so it is no longer functional, producing no protein and no staining on IHC

Promotor methylation

Homozygous loss of ______ leads to a high risk for developing colon cancer at very early ages, as well as brain tumors and other malignancies

PMS2

Juvenile polyps are most often ______

hamartomatous

______ is a rare AR-inherited cancer syndrome

MYH polyposis

______ can be caused by mutations in the MMR repair genes OR in the APC gene

Turcot syndrome

A family history of cancer in a 7yo male diagnosed with hepatoblastoma is most likely related to a mutation in the ______ gene

APC

In a family with a history of an MSH2 mutation, the neurologically-associated cancer you would most expect to see would be a ______

glioblastoma

Lobular breast cancer is a characteristic of _____

hereditary diffuse gastric cancer

A female pt presents with a renal hybrid of oncocytoma and chromophobe renal carcinoma and is confirmed to carry a mutation in FLCN. She has ______

Birt-Hogg-Dube

A 35yo pt presents with a hx of polyposis of the colon, desmoid tumors and osteomas. He has a clinical diagnosis of ______, and his children should begin colorectal screening from as young as age 10

Gardner syndrome

A 50yo man with hamartomatous polyps of the small intestine and calcifying sertoli cell tumors of the testes most likely has a mutation in ______

STK11

A 40yo woman with macrocephaly, coarse facial features, cardiac fibromas and multiple basal cell carcinoma most likely has a mutation in ______

PTCH

A woman with macrocephaly, l'Hermitte-Duclos disease and trichilemmomas and follicular thyroid cancer who has a son with developmental delay most likely has a mutation in ______

PTEN

An 18yo male with multiple spinal meningiomas, bilateral vestibular schwannomas and cataracts most likely has a mutation in ______

NF2

Sarcoma, breast, brain, leukemia, and adrenocortical tumors are all found in ______

Li Fraumeni

______ thyroid cancer is associated with MEN2

Medullary

______ thyroid cancer is associated with Cowden syndrome

Follicular

_______ thyroid cancer is associated with FAP

Papillary

_______ results from the activation of an oncogene

MEN2

_______ gene mutations cause pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas, and is imprinted

SDHD

______ is not associated with pheochromocytomas

MEN1

A young child with a history of photophobia, dry skin, marked freckling and severe sunburns with blistering has a most likely diagnosis of ______

xeroderma pigmentosa

The VUS rate can be as high as 20% for African Americans for ______

BRCA 1/2

An individual with ______ would have a characteristic presentation of about 15 adenomatous colon polyps

Lynch syndrome

Homozygous loss of ______ leads to a high risk for developing colon cancer at a very young age, as well as brain tumors and other malignancies

PMS2

Juvenile polyps are most often ______

hamartomatous

______ is a rare cancer syndrome that is AR-inherited

MYH polyposis

______ can be caused by mutations in either the Lynch syndrome or the APC genes

Turcot syndrome

Sebaceous carcinoma is most characteristic of ______

Muir-Torre syndrome

Desmoid tumors are associated with ______

FAP

Mutations in SCN5A are associated with Long QT and Brugada syndromes. This is an example of ______

phenotypic heterogeneity

______ is characterized by the muscle that makes up the left ventricle stretching and becoming thinner, eventually spreading to the right ventricle and atria

Dilated cardiomyopathy

______ is generally a genetic disorder, unlikely to be caused by other factors

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

Mutations in ______ make up the majority of pulmonary arterial hypertension

BMPR2

______ most closely considers the chance that the genetic test will reveal variants of unknown significance, false-positive, or false-negative results

Clinical validity

Mutations in GLA result in ______, which can present with HCM

Fabry

Mutations in MYH7 and MYBPC3 each make up about 40% of ______

HCM

Sudden unexpected nocturnal death syndrome (SUNDS) and ______ are considered to be the same disorder

Brugada syndrome

Mutations in ______ make up 15-30% of Brugada syndrome, the greatest proportion compared to any other known gene

SCN5A

______ is characterized by widespread obstruction and obliteration of the smallest pulmonary arteries

Pulmonary arterial hypertension

The most common symptom of pulmonary arterial hypertension is ______

dyspnea

Pulmonary arterial hypertension can occur along with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, particularly with mutations in ______

ACVRL1

______ is characterized by progressive fibrofatty replacement of the myocardium, predisposing to ventricular tachycardia and sudden death

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C)

______ is characterized by cardiac electrical instability triggered by acute activation of the adrenergic nervous system

Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT)

The V122I mutation in African-Americans is common in ______

familial TTR amyloidosis

A patient presents with a family history of sudden cardiac death, and a gene mutation in ______. Her family has HCM

MYH7

______ can be caused by a mutation in a sarcomere gene

HCM

42yo male pt who underwent cardiac biopsy which demonstrated fatty infiltration. Family hx of multiple family members with sudden cardiac death. The MOST LIKELY diagnosis is ______

ARVD

The ______ gene accounts for approximately 11-40% of individuals diagnosed with idopathic pulmonary hypertension

BMPR2

______ is a measure of linkage

LOD score

______ exposure can lead to CP, NTD, and thyroid/renal/neuromuscular toxicity

Lithium

______ exposure can lead to a 40% risk for SAB if early in pregnancy. 35% have a specific pattern of birth defects: hydrocephalus, ear malformations, micophthalmia, CL/P, thymus agensis, cardiovascular defects, MR

Retinoic acid (isotretinoin)

______ exposure in the first month of pregnancy causes a 1-2% risk for ONTD. Related syndrome includes facial dysmorphism, limb/heart defects, MR, and IUGR

Valproic acid

______ exposure in early pregnancy has risk for: calcific stippling of epiphises, nasal hypoplasia, broad short hands, shortened phalanges, IUGR, DD, eye defects, hearing loss

Warfarin

______ exposure early in pregnancy has up to a 20% risk for: missing/shortened limbs, microtia, deafness, heart defects, micropthalmia, MR, IUGR, GI/kidney abnormalities; one of the first drugs known to cause birth defects in humans

Thalidomide

High-pitched cry, MR, round face, hypertelorism, micrognathia; del5p15 (sporadic)

Cri du chat

'Greek warrior helmet' head, MR, CL/P; del4p16.3 (sporadic)

Wolf-Hirschhorn

CHD (truncal), palatal abnormalities, VPI, CL/P, immunodeficiency, hypocalcemia; del22q11 (7% AD, 93% sporadic)

DiGeorge

aortic stenosis (75%), MR, wide smile, full lips, hoarse voice, overly friendly; del7q11.2 (ELN gene - AD)

Williams

'tented' upper lip, MR, sleep disturbances, self-hugging, 'lick and flip', self-injurious; del17p11.2 (RAI1 gene - de novo)

Smith-Magenis

Large ears, bulbous nose, long upper lip, sparse scalp hair, winged scapulae, multiple exostoses, redundant skin, MR; del8q24.11-13 (TRPS1/EXT1 - de novo)

Langer-Gideon

Wilms tumor, Aniridia, Genitourinary abnormalities, Mental Retardation; del11p13 (WT1/PAX6 - AD)

WAGR

Hyperbilirubinemia, butterfly vertebrae, bulbous nose, pointed chin, posterior embryotoxin; del20p13 (JAG1 - AD, 50-70% de novo)

Alagille

Overlap with Prader-Willi; most common terminal deletion syndrome; hypotonia, DD, growth retardation, obesity, clefting, SNHL, cardiac defects (AD)

1p36 deletion

infantile hypotonia, profound DD, minor dysmorphic features (AD)

22q13

Lissencephaly, furrowed forehead, prominent upper lip with thin vermillion, agenesis of corpus callosum (90%), brain calcifications, MR; del17p13.3 (LIS1 - AD)

Miller Dieker

Mild MR, iris coloboma, preauricular tags/pits, anal atresia, downslanting palpebral fissures; dup22q11

Cat eye syndrome

46,XY karyotype with feminization, abnormal secondary sexual development in puberty, infertility, normal testes, normal testosterone; Xq11 (XL)

Androgen insensitivity syndrome

Classic: 25% virilizing only, 75% salt wasting, weight loss, FTT, vomiting, adrenal crisis; CYP21A2 (AR)

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Hypogonadism, anosmia, micropenis, gynecomastia, mirror hand movements; KAL1 (XL)

Kallman

Genetic males with ambiguous genitalia, no uterus or fallopian tubes but male parts intact; SRD5A2 (AR, sex limited)

5-alpha reductase deficiency