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Autosomal dominant

Achondroplasia


Inherited breast and ovarian cancer


Familial hypercholesterolemia


Marfan Syndrom


Neurofibromatosis

Autosomal dominant Things

Incomplete penetrance


Variable expressivity


De novo mutation


Pleiotropy


Late onset


Lethal genotype

Autosomal recessive Things

Genetic heterogenity


Consanguinity


Pseudodominance


Uniparental disomy

Autosomal recessive

Haemochromatosis (most common)


Cystic fibrosis


Phenylketonuria

X-linked recessive Things

X-inactivation


De novo


Carrier expression

X-linked recessive

Daltonism


Duchenne muscular dystrophy


Haemophilia A and B


Leri-Weill syndrome

X-linked dominant Things

Lethality in males


De novo


X inactivation

X-linked dominant

Rett syndrome

Holandric

Azoospermia (lack in ejaculate) & Oligozoospermia (reduced)

Achondroplasia

AD



FGFR3 (Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 3)



Protein overly active -> disturbance in bone growth of long bones)


Dwarfism, ossification problem



80% De novo



Homozygous mostly lethal

Rett syndrome

X-D



MECP2 (methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 gene)



De novo in fathers gametogenesis (99%) or mum carrier with X inactivation



Only females, male lethal



Neurodevelopmental disorder



Variable expressivity

Familial hypercholesterolemia

LDLR


APOB


PCSK9


LDLRAP1



Loss of function in LDLR -> raised serum level LDL -> excess deposition of cholesterol -> artherosclerosis and coronary heart disease



Genetic heterogenity

Marfan syndrome

AD



25% De novo



FBN1 (fibrillin1)



CT disorder with ocular, skeletal and cardiovascular symptoms


Overgrowth and instability of tissues



Variable expressivity


Pleiotropy



Hereditary hemochromatosis

AR/(AD)



HAMP


HFE


HFE2


SLC40A1


TFR2



Accumulation of iron -> cirrhosis, hepatomas, diabetes, cardiomyopathy, arthritis, hypogonadism



Allelic heterogenity



1/15 heterozygote

Cystic fibrosis

AR



CFTR



Abnormal Cl and Na transport, blockage of exocrine outflow


Triad: COPD + exocrine pancreatic insufficiency + elevation of Na+ and Cl- concentration in sweat



Infertility



Allelic heterogenity

Phenylketonuria

AR



PAH (phenylalanine hydroxylase)



Error of metabolism -> neurotoxic effect of hyperphenylalaninemia (mental retardation, mousy odor, light pigmentation, eczema, epilepsy...)



Allelic heterogenity



Maternal PKU

Azoospermia, Oligospermia

No inheritance (holandric)



AZFA


AZFB


AZFC


USP9Y in AZFA



Azoospermia: no sperm in samen


Oligospermia: reduced level of sperm



Deletions

Léri Weill Syndrome

PsAD



SHOX


SHOXY



In pseudoautosomal region


Skeletal dysplasia, Madeßung wrist deformity, short stature



More severe in females

Daltonism

X-R



Several genes :D



Very common, more males

Dushenne muscular dystrophy

X-R



DMD



1/3 de novo



DMD gene instructions for protein dystrophin in muscles



Deletions



Boys getting problems walking, getting up, wheelchair with specialized care, heart failure

Haemophilia A and B

X-R



A on F8


B on F9



Bleeding disorder, blood clotting protein (coagulation factor 8/9) not functioning



Inherited breast and ovarian cancer

AD



BRAC1


BRAC2



Multifactorial



Incomplete penetrance

Cowden syndrome

AD or de novo



Increased cancer risk, macrocephaly