All of the following disorders are due to polyglutamine expansions except
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SCA1
SCA3
SCA6
SCA12
SCA17
Pregunta 2
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A one year-old child develops fever and vomiting and is unable to keep food down for 2 days. No congenital anomalies are noted on physical exam and the child resembles his parents. If the child has a fatty acid oxidation disorder, which laboratory findings are most likely?
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Alkalosis and elevated serum ammonia
Acidosis and elevated urine reducing substances
Hypoglycemia, acidosis, and elevated urine dicarboxylic acids
Hypoglycemia, acidosis, and elevated leucine, isoleucine, and valine
Hepatomegaly, elevated serum liver enzymes, and elevated tyrosine.
Pregunta 3
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If there is a balanced reciprocal translocation between two autosomes, which statement is true?
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Alternate segregation results in chromosomally normal offspring.
Adjacent-1 segregation results in chromosomally normal offspring.
Adjacent-2 segregation results in chromosomally normal offspring.
Alternate segregation results in phenotypically normal offspring.
Adjacent-1 segregation results in phenotypically normal offspring.
Adjacent-2 segregation results in phenotypically normal offspring.
Pregunta 4
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Which of the following MTHFR genotypes is NOT associated with an increased risk for hyperhomocysteinemia?
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C677T/C677T
C677T/A1298C
A1298C/A1298C
Pregunta 5
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You have been asked to perform prenatal testing for a couple where the father has an AD disorder apparent within the first six months of life. The couple has one child who is currently 3 years old and unaffected. Although the gene has been localized, it has not yet been identified so direct testing is not possible. You have a linked marker (a dinucleotide repeat) that is approximately 10 cM from the gene. The father has alleles of 125 and 129 bp. The mother and the unaffected child are homozygous for the 125 bp allele. The fetus has 125 and 129 bp alleles. The chance the fetus is affected is closest to